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Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his insistence on taking the eastern region of Ukraine, Donbas, has also used the argument of Kosovo, which gained independence in 2008.
Foreign Minister Olta Xhaçka in an interview with journalist Sokol Balla from New York says that Putin’s analogy is meaningless.
“Russia has been a country that has not consistently recognized the independence of Kosovo and this analogy it is making today, which in other words can mean that it is recognizing Kosovo’s independence, but this is only one aspect, because Kosovo’s independence has came as a result of some developments at the time.
Kosovo at that time had every right to declare independence. Independence is also recognized internationally. It is not contrary to international law, that there is nothing similar to the situation that is happening today”.
This is an illegal aggression, Xhaçka emphasizes.
“It is universally accepted as such. And we have done our best, even through the resolution, which did not pass in the Security Council but also the statement that came out of the General Assembly, to call on Russia on the illegality of this aggression, to withdraw troops and end it. of this conflict as soon as possible “.
Asked if Albania would accept an agreement at the table where in exchange for Russia’s recognition of Kosovo, it would recognize the Donbas region as independent, the Foreign Minister says that such an opportunity will never happen.
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