What will be Serbia's and Russia's response to Kosovo's declararation of independence?

George L

Well, one reason Albania is unlikely to try to absorb Kosovo is that they hope to become a member of NATO and are closely aligned to the US. I doubt the Kosovar Albanians are all that eager to become part of Albania. They did harbor some hopes that they could be the leaders of Albania, but the Albanians in the home country weren't very supportive of that idea.

Russia will be very unhappy but isn't likely to take any direct involvement. However, they may very well support separatist independence in Georgia and Moldova as a sort of revenge. As for Serbia, certainly there are still nationalist sentiments there, but they aren't in a position to do all that much. In the medium term, their interests are more closely aligned with the rest of West.

Edit: Russia has no veto in the General Assembly.

M.ELLE.KAT

As a Serbian, I am quite enraged by this. The Slavics had Kosovo since the early 19th century. The Serbians let the Albanians into our country. BIG MISTAKE. The Albanians now took our land, by having more kids than us Serbs. They just have more people than us. Over 50% of the population in Kosovo is under 25..ARGG!!! The Serbian prime minister said that this whole thing is a "false state." Now Kosovo is one of the poorest countries in Europe. They're already having huge economic problems, also constant power outages. And they can't turn to Serbia for help- that's for dam sure. Slovakia doesn't even recognize Kosovo as a country, aha. And why the hell did Bush come in this. THis isn't any of his business, he has enough problems with his own country. Serbians now won't let any Albanians come in our country again, so that they can breed more kids, and take over. .If an Albanian comes on Serbian land we'll call the Serbian Army...Albanians...you're lucky you got away with this....ARGG :@ Now stay in Kosovo...don't get to greedy

Mik

This is a huge chess game, that works well for the US as far as provoking Russia. We can only wait to see the out come but this pushes Russia closer to Iran, who is already a Russian friend. I think American Officials would love to see how Russia reacts. Russia is not the dead country we all think they are, the Russian army is nothing to sneeze at. So whatever the outcome we cant take Russia lightly.

George

I think Albania should try that, I want Russia and Serbia to put them in their place. The CIA and the U.S. need to get the F--k out of there.

Peace,

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Albania will try to have a hand in business, but freedom-hungry people will not allow it to happen.
Manipulative brains just used Albania, but they do not want it. Kosovo-albanians think they are strong now with US backing their ugly game.
Eating MacDonalds for breakfast is not enough.

US is provoking Russia with this move: it is a game between two old rivals.

None of them really cares for anybody.

life in nz

What will stop the whole world from fragmenting into tiny, unsustainable and non-viable states? The societal and demographic fabric is ripping apart into factions as a result of conflicting ideologies.

Instead of learning from other failures, people follow a rebel leader in the (misplaced) hope that he/she will bring about a better dispensation. The smaller it gets, the less chance it has of any success. It is doomed to fail.

The "big brothers" of the world (self-appointed USA, Russia and China) will simply sit back, wait for it to collapse - then rush in with a rescue package that en-debts the "new" state for life into the governship of their rescuer.

A vicious circle with no end. No hope.

jennjenn_hfx

well it is expected that the new country will be recognized by most European Union countries and the United States/Canada.
However, Serbia and Russia are vigorously against this declaration. It does appear that Russia will use it's veto at the UN to block Kosovo's application to sit as an official country.

cool_sad

I think the whole world is now backing this independence and noonce can stop it , andi guess serbia and russia wont have anything to do more than political boycott ...and for the same reason albania cudn expand its sovereignty to kosovo ..cuz the world acccepted INDEPENDENCE of kosvo not increasing Alania's soverrignty ...and i believe if that happend there will be an unstoppable war on Albania

SASQUATCH

The Serbs are wrong. Colonialism is sooo last century. I love seeing unreasnable people in dispair. Just giving you a peek into my thoughts. Whomever is Ameican and supports Serbia or the Russian mentality should move there. But they will not be free to practice their stupidity! LONG LIVE A FREE KOSOVA!!!! I told the Serbs in this site 1 year and half ago that this was going to take place but now they see it themselves.

spc.

First, stop with the un-founded conspiracy theories. Serbia lost Kosovo when it began annihilating its population for which Slobodan Milosevic was put on trial for crimes against humanity in The Hague.

Russia can make idle threats, they are almost a third world country with a corrupt ruling oligarchy and shady puppet government in the iron grasp of Putin. The USSR was a rusty myth, now it is even worse. They can make threats.

All it will do is make them sound like Iran, that's it. Talk is cheap Ras-Putin.

Serbia are racist and un-evolved. They lost parts of their country because to begin with, these were not their Serbian lands. These were people forced to live together. The irony is, WW1 began because these people did not want to be ruled by Austria-Hungary anymore, and now they are ornery that other people want the same thing, to be free.

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