Should Kosovo set an example for Georgias breakaway regions?
The closer the day of the Kosovo solution comes, the higher the tension mounts in conflict zones on the territory of the late Soviet Union. The Kremlin is sending two mutually exclusive messages to the world. Firstly, it claims that Kosovo sovereignty will become a grave error of European diplomacy fomenting colossal political problems in the Old World. Secondly, Moscow maintains that the Kosovo solution will set a precedent for all conflicts in the post-Soviet zone. All in all, Russia implies that it will abstain from voting at the UN Security Council but should the discord prove serious indeed, it will invoke its veto power and kill the resolution that grants Kosovo the coveted status. Kosovo sovereignty does have the potential to spark new conflicts in Europe. On the other hand, it cannot become the universal model of conflict resolution on the continent. All conflicts have different natures and peculiarities, all require external involvement of different intensiveness. Let us consi
