Russian army chief weighs in on Kosovo

Russian Chief of the General Staff Yuri Baluyevski says his country strongly opposes Kosovo's independence.

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Saturday, 02.02.2008.

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Russian Chief of the General Staff Yuri Baluyevski says his country strongly opposes Kosovo's independence. In a rare comment on the ongoing Kosovo status crisis, Baluyevski suggested compromise and agreement, rather than unilateral solutions, "as is done in Pristina and some Western capitals that have already announced their readiness to recognize Kosovo's independence." Russian army chief weighs in on Kosovo Baluyevski said that the Kosovo Albanians decision to declare independence could cause a "reaction in the region in the close proximity of Russia - in Abkhazia and South Ossetia." The chief of the Russian army also said he did not expect Serbia to seek military assistance from Moscow in case unilateral independence of the province was declared, Russia's RIA Novosti reported. "Nobody has addressed us [seeking assistance]and I do not believe that this will happen," the Russian general said, and added that there were no agreements in the military sector between Russia and Serbia. Baluyevski also ruled out the possibility of increasing the level of alert for the Russian troops deployed near that country's western borders if Kosovo declares independence, the news agency added. "Why should our army increase readiness? I don't see that this is necessary," Baluyevski said.

Russian army chief weighs in on Kosovo

Baluyevski said that the Kosovo Albanians decision to declare independence could cause a "reaction in the region in the close proximity of Russia - in Abkhazia and South Ossetia."

The chief of the Russian army also said he did not expect Serbia to seek military assistance from Moscow in case unilateral independence of the province was declared, Russia's RIA Novosti reported.

"Nobody has addressed us [seeking assistance]and I do not believe that this will happen," the Russian general said, and added that there were no agreements in the military sector between Russia and Serbia.

Baluyevski also ruled out the possibility of increasing the level of alert for the Russian troops deployed near that country's western borders if Kosovo declares independence, the news agency added.

"Why should our army increase readiness? I don't see that this is necessary," Baluyevski said.

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