The United States, along with several European countries, has recognized Kosovo’s independence from Serbia:
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, Kosovo, Feb. 19 — The United States and the European Union’s largest countries recognized the independence of Kosovo on Monday, a major boost for the fledgling state, which still faces intense opposition from Russia, Serbia and even some Western European countries over its proclaimed status.
President Bush, traveling in Africa, hailed the new state’s “special friendship” with the United States, promising to set up a U.S. embassy there and inviting Kosovo to establish a diplomatic mission in Washington. Asked Tuesday about Russia’s opposition, Bush told reporters, “There’s a disagreement, but we believe as do many other nations that history will prove this to be the correct move.”
In a letter Monday to President Fatmir Sejdiu, Bush said, “On behalf of the American people, I hereby recognize Kosovo as an independent and sovereign state.”
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who first announced the U.S. decision, tried to placate the Serbs, and by extension their closest allies, the Russians. “We invite Serbia’s leaders to work together with the United States and our partners to accomplish shared goals,” she said in a statement.
Something tells me that’s not likely to happen.
February 19th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Pat Buchanan actually just published a column about Kosovo’s indepedence. The link is Here.