Not like they have to fear a loss of all that Serbian support they’ve not been getting, either.
The countries that do not recognise the independence of Kosovo are the ones who are afraid of separatist movements inside their borders (like Spain), this has nothing to do with Kosovo itself or pleasing Serbia.
I mean it makes sense for them.
Many countries that have their own regions with aspirations for independency don’t recognize Kosovo simply because it would be somehow hypocritical to recognize the independence of a split off region while ignoring such aspirations in your own country.
Spain for example also doesn’t recognize Kosovo because it would get them in a difficult spot with Catalonia.
(Yes, obviously the eastern regions of Ukraine and Crimea are not the same as Catalonia and little green men are hardly the usual kind of „independence fighter“, but you get the point…)
Where did that leaked pentagon document on this subject disappear to, just seconds ago?
PagMan TIME TO THROW
Let me give you some of my perspective on Serbia and Ukraine’s relationship regarding all of this if people want a little more context than the usual repetition of phrases about small Russia, a pro-Russian state, war crimes, etc.
Serbia has a strong pro-Russian base in its electorate, primarily because Russia was and remains the guarantor that Kosovo will not enter the UN. Because of this, and because of the experience with sanctions from the 1990s, Serbia, to its own detriment, refuses to impose sanctions on Russia, additionally claiming that those sanctions would certainly not threaten Russia in any way.
Although admirable, there is a view in Ukraine that this is insufficient, and there is resentment over the fact that Serbia chose not to put sanctions on Russia. Ukraine cites its unequivocal condemnation of NATO’s bombing of Serbia in 1999 as an effort to influence Serbia’s present views.
While Serbia does have a significant number of pro-Russian voters (which I personally am not too happy with), it does everything it can to condemn Russian aggression without harming its interests (alienation of Russia in its stance towards Kosovo). In my opinion, it is incorrect to generalize that Serbia is pro-Russian because these are frequently oversimplified statements and an attempt to further polarize the discourse.
I hope that this will also introduce a dose of rational thinking about the situation, and not just the standard theses.
That is why Kosovo 🇽🇰 should stop sending aid and hosting their refugees.
Serbia has a thousand problems but has to find time to pressure Ukraine to not recognize Kosovo.
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Booo.
Not like they have to fear a loss of all that Serbian support they’ve not been getting, either.
The countries that do not recognise the independence of Kosovo are the ones who are afraid of separatist movements inside their borders (like Spain), this has nothing to do with Kosovo itself or pleasing Serbia.
I mean it makes sense for them.
Many countries that have their own regions with aspirations for independency don’t recognize Kosovo simply because it would be somehow hypocritical to recognize the independence of a split off region while ignoring such aspirations in your own country.
Spain for example also doesn’t recognize Kosovo because it would get them in a difficult spot with Catalonia.
(Yes, obviously the eastern regions of Ukraine and Crimea are not the same as Catalonia and little green men are hardly the usual kind of „independence fighter“, but you get the point…)
Where did that leaked pentagon document on this subject disappear to, just seconds ago?
PagMan TIME TO THROW
Let me give you some of my perspective on Serbia and Ukraine’s relationship regarding all of this if people want a little more context than the usual repetition of phrases about small Russia, a pro-Russian state, war crimes, etc.
Serbia has a strong pro-Russian base in its electorate, primarily because Russia was and remains the guarantor that Kosovo will not enter the UN. Because of this, and because of the experience with sanctions from the 1990s, Serbia, to its own detriment, refuses to impose sanctions on Russia, additionally claiming that those sanctions would certainly not threaten Russia in any way.
Serbia accepts all Ukrainian refugees, provides humanitarian aid to Ukraine, denounces Russian aggression, upholds Ukraine’s territorial integrity, participates in all resolutions denouncing Russian aggression, and [potentially](https://www.reuters.com/world/leaked-us-intel-document-claims-serbia-agreed-arm-ukraine-2023-04-12/) agrees to arm Ukraine.
Although admirable, there is a view in Ukraine that this is insufficient, and there is resentment over the fact that Serbia chose not to put sanctions on Russia. Ukraine cites its unequivocal condemnation of NATO’s bombing of Serbia in 1999 as an effort to influence Serbia’s present views.
While Serbia does have a significant number of pro-Russian voters (which I personally am not too happy with), it does everything it can to condemn Russian aggression without harming its interests (alienation of Russia in its stance towards Kosovo). In my opinion, it is incorrect to generalize that Serbia is pro-Russian because these are frequently oversimplified statements and an attempt to further polarize the discourse.
I hope that this will also introduce a dose of rational thinking about the situation, and not just the standard theses.
That is why Kosovo 🇽🇰 should stop sending aid and hosting their refugees.
Serbia has a thousand problems but has to find time to pressure Ukraine to not recognize Kosovo.