[ Breaking news. Perhaps taken with a grain of salt? ]
<http://www.palluxo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=289:rus sia-prepares-to-recognize-kosovo-independence&catid=90:blogs&Itemid=284> http://www.palluxo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=289:russ ia-prepares-to-recognize-kosovo-independence&catid=90:blogs&Itemid=284 Russia Prepares to Recognize Kosovo Independence 14 May 2009 20:36 Former President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia is preparing to recognize Kosovo's independence only if the Western powers back off from NATO's missile shield in <http://www.palluxo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=289:rus sia-prepares-to-recognize-kosovo-independence&catid=90:blogs&Itemid=284> Europe. Last year, President Bush won NATO's endorsement for his plan to build a missile defense system in Europe over Russian objections. The proposal also advanced with Czech officials announcing an agreement to install a missile-tracking site for the system in their country. Former Serbia's province of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on February 17 as a result of a decade long Serbian terrorism perpetrated against Kosovo Albanians. So far, 58 states, including the <http://www.palluxo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=289:rus sia-prepares-to-recognize-kosovo-independence&catid=90:blogs&Itemid=284> United States , Australia, Japan and major <http://www.palluxo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=289:rus sia-prepares-to-recognize-kosovo-independence&catid=90:blogs&Itemid=284> European countries, have formally recognized the Republic of Kosovo. <http://www.palluxo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=289:rus sia-prepares-to-recognize-kosovo-independence&catid=90:blogs&Itemid=284> Belgrade has recalled its ambassadors from a number of countries recognizing Kosovo's independence. ================================================================
