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USSR Russian Ambassador to the UN walked out of the regular Kosovo meeting in the Security Council.

Mr. Churkin disagreed, saying the United Nations should reject Mr. Ahtisaari’s conclusion and turn to someone else with the capacity to keep negotiations open. “When you talk about a multiethnic country, especially a place like Kosovo, being acceptable to the people, it must mean being acceptable to the main ethnic groups” and not just a majority, Mr. Churkin said.

Russia Objects to U.N. Plan for Kosovo as ‘One-Sided’ - New York Times

What main ethnic groups? Does he mean the Romas at a few percent? Or the Serbs at one or two percents more than that? In Kosovo there are no main ethnic groups, there is only one main one and it is hellbent on independence.

If Russia insists on having its way, Kosovo Serbs will never again get the chance to recieve similar concessions.  The selling point of Kosovo leaders is that  concessions made in Vienna were done in the name of a quick independence - by June the latest. If Kosovo explodes beyond that, the Serb percentage will drop even further, Pristina will get individual recognitation from the few countries that matter (hint: Slovakia isn't one of them) and Russia will be left to veto admittance to the international sports organziations.

The only thing I pray Allah for is to continue having the might of the US Navy on our side.

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