http://www.kommersant.com/p856630/r_527/Medvedev_visited_Belgrade_and_Budape
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KOMMERSANT (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
Feb. 26, 2008
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Russia’s Ambassador to NATO accused the EU of being linked to drug mafia
Last weekend, Russia’s Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin made a series of
statements concerning Kosovo’s future and the Russia-NATO relations. For
instance, he made a supposition that the process of recognizing Kosovo as
independent might be financed by local drug mafia. Rogozin said that drug
dealers’ connection to the self-proclaimed republic’s recognition by EU
member states is “quite likely”.
The ambassador added that Russia is concerned about a possible appearance of
foreign military presence in Kosovo. However, he said that Russia will not
interfere in the situation at the current stage. “Serbia is not an invaded
state, and does not need anyone to resort to weapons for its sake. Serbia is
a sovereign state, and we support its territorial integrity proceeding from
the international law principles.” Anyway, Rogozin does not deny a chance
that force might be used when defending Russia’s interests: “If the European
Union works out a united stand now, or if NATO exceeds the limits of its
mandate in Kosovo, those organizations will enter conflict with the U.N.,
and then we too, I suppose, will proceed from the idea that we need to use
violent force, called armed force, to make others respect us.”
Accusing the U.S. imperialism of following the ‘divide and conquer’
principle, Rogozin predicted that Europeans as well might turn out the
victims of that policy. Thus, the official thinks that ethnic Turks residing
in Berlin might also want to create their own state – “if not Kosovo, then
Berlinosovo, Apricotovo, or Cocosovo”.
Vladimir Soloviev
Serbian News Network - SNN
[email protected]
http://www.antic.org/
