Kosovo Archive

  • NYT: Kosovo Is Recognized by U.S., France and Britain

    NYT: Kosovo Is Recognized by U.S., France and Britain

    NYT: BRUSSELS — The United States formally joined France and Britain in recognizing the independence of Kosovo on Monday, a day after the breakaway province declared itself independent of Serbia. Earlier, France and Britain had led European nations in recognizing Kosovo. In a statement, Secretary...

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  • The Recognition of Kosovo

    The Recognition of Kosovo

    So Kosovo hasn’t officially been recognized by anyone yet. But lots of countries are lining up to refuse to recognize it: Azerbaijan Vietnam China Spain Russia Serbia (obviously) Also: Cyprus, Greece, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania have indicated they will not recognize. Last I checked Cyprus,...

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  • NYT: Kosovo Declares Its Independence From Serbia

    NYT: Kosovo Declares Its Independence From Serbia

    So Kosovo is independent now. The last two lines in this NYT story make no sense to me: European Union officials said Britain, France, and Germany were expected to recognize Kosovo 24 hours after the declaration, to try to stop prevent Moscow and Belgrade from...

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