The future of Kosovo is uncertain
Russia categorically opposes Kosovo independence, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during talks at a meeting of G8 foreign ministers in Potsdam, Germany, that he hoped Russia would not have to veto the UN Security Council. the issue of Kosovo's future status.
"Proposals are diametrically opposed" between Russia and the West on the issue of the Serbian province, Lavrov acknowledged, wishing to find "a lasting and just solution", while expressing fears that if Kosovo were offered independence, problems would arise. similar to those in other parts of the world.
It is recalled that Russia, like Serbia, is categorically opposed to the Ahtisaari plan which provides for the independence of this Serbian province.
On the contrary, G-8 foreign ministers failed to agree on the future of the Serb-dominated province of Kosovo during a meeting in Potsdam in preparation for the G-summit. -8, to be held June 6-8. The issue of Kosovo is one of the most controversial of the Potsdam summit.
US ATTACK ON MODERN SHIELD
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, at a meeting of G8 foreign ministers in Potsdam, accused the United States of resuming the "arms race" with its plan for a missile shield in Eastern Europe.
The United States wants to deploy 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and a state-of-the-art radar in the Czech Republic as part of its plan for a missile shield designed to prevent a possible Iranian attack. On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Russia's fears of the plan "ridiculous", but Moscow did not seem convinced by the Americans' explanations.
