Does that mean that the world should apologize to the Serbs because of the sanctions imposed on Yugoslavia?
That is totally wrong. The sanctions against Yugoslavia were imposed in May 1992 because the International Community, including all permanent members [of the Security Council], Russia included, were convinced that Serbia and Montenegro were to a significant degree responsible for the promotion of war in Bosnia. That was before the massacre in Merkale, in Sarajevo. The first massacre occurred almost two years after the sanctions had been introduced, and the next one 18 months after that, in August 1995. In any case, history will give the final judgment about many current events; following that line of inquiry I reach Kosovo and another remark by Rebecca West, that only in Gracanica [medieval Serb monastery] she realized what kind of civilization disappeared because of the Ottoman invasion. In your statements regarding Kosovo, perhaps having in mind historical reasons, you have been consistent in insisting that Kosovo must remain a part of Serbia? I admire Rebecca West as a great writer
