Politics:

Moscow threatens the UN Security Council with a veto on the Kosovo issue

A number of American legislators expressed their concern about the fact that Kosovo's independence will give birth to other regions' wish to get separated.

April 19, 2007
Most likely the Kosovo Conflict is about coming to a head. "Ahtisaari's plan" has already received a common support from the permanent members of the UN Security Council - USA, France and Great Britain. Russia and China, as it should have been expected, are against it. True, China may reject the right of veto; however Russia's position still remains unchangeable. Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs once again underlined that Moscow insists on looking for other options than the Ahtisaari's plan meanwhile though realizing that no other plan exists.
 
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