“Russia ready to use veto”

Russia is ready to use its veto if the Kosovo solution is not acceptable to both sides, a Russian historian says.

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Saturday, 21.04.2007.

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“Russia ready to use veto”

“The proclamation of independence circumventing the UN Security Council followed by unilateral recognition of Kosovo’s statehood by some countries is one possible option,” she said, adding that “the recognition of new states after the SFRY’s break-up followed the exact same pattern.”

Guskova criticized negotiations held between Belgrade and Priština so far, deeming them “difficult and poorly organized, which is why the Kosovo talks’ formula needed a change, with the cancellation of all deadlines.”

“It is better to have a hundred years of talks instead of one day of war,” Guskova said.

“The negotiations were handled as if the province was already independent, with only the issues of independent Kosovo’s internal structure left to be settled,” Guskova opined.

“That is why Ahtisaari’s plan does not mention the word, its content already indicated the concept of independence,” she explained.

“International organizations should not base their policy on the fear of new terrorist attacks in Kosovo, but rather focus on curbing terrorism,” Guskova said, adding that a UN fact-finding mission should make a fair and just assessment of the state of the province’s affairs.

In her opinion Russia voiced its genuine viewpoint regarding Kosovo for the first time in many years.

“Russia opposes any imposed measures and deadlines when it comes to defining Kosovo’s future status,” she said.

“Russia wishes to bring international organizations back on the track of genuine respect for international law that saw numerous violations in the 1990s,” she said.

She concluded that Russia was “set to prevent a precedent that might endanger its own territorial integrity.”

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