Bolton warns of unilateral moves risks

The future status of Kosovo should be determined through talks, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Bolton says. "I do not believe that the negotiations would be easy, but it is much more desirable to have the UN Security Council make this decision than to leave it to the European Union," said Bolton in a statement to Russia's English-language channel Russia Today. Bolton warns of unilateral moves risks Bolton, who is a Republican, said that both Serbs and Albanians should understand that they might not get the most of what they want. According to him, the most controversial aspect of the U.S. and the EU positions in the crisis is that they allow the Kosovo Albanians to state that "if they do not get what they want they will proclaim independence unilaterally." Bolton believes that a partition of Serbia, which struggles to create conditions for a democratic society, would increase the risk of instability, and that a unilateral declaration of independence is "rather risky, as that this could destabilize other region countries, such as Montenegro and Macedonia."

Bolton warns of unilateral moves risks

Bolton, who is a Republican, said that both Serbs and Albanians should understand that they might not get the most of what they want.

According to him, the most controversial aspect of the U.S. and the EU positions in the crisis is that they allow the Kosovo Albanians to state that "if they do not get what they want they will proclaim independence unilaterally."

Bolton believes that a partition of Serbia, which struggles to create conditions for a democratic society, would increase the risk of instability, and that a unilateral declaration of independence is "rather risky, as that this could destabilize other region countries, such as Montenegro and Macedonia."