Vulin: I don't think that Putin's statement means a change in Russia's position regarding so-called Kosovo

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Serbian Interior Minister and President of the Movement of Socialists Aleksandar Vulin says that he does not think that a statement recently made by Russian President Putin means a change in Russia's position regarding the issue of the fake state of Kosovo.

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Reacting to comments coming from the region regarding Putin's statement that the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhgansk People's Republic became independent based on the precedent set by the International Court of Justice when deciding on Kosovo's (declaration of) independence, Vulin says he does not think Putin's comment represents a change in Russia's position.

According to Vulin, Putin merely continued to respond to the West with the same arguments and the same vocabulary that they used, when they explained the (1999) bombing of Serbia, the minister's cabinet announced.

"Russia could have changed its position before, but has not, and I do not believe that it will do that now. I am not satisfied that President Putin mentioned the response of the International Court of Justice to (Vuk) Jeremic's question in the context of the fake state of Kosovo, but I am satisfied with all his statements in the decades behind us regarding support for Serbia in the fight to preserve Kosovo and Metohija, for the Serb Republic, in defending the Serb people from a (UN) resolution proposed by Britain, according to which Serbs were to be branded the first genocidal people in history, I'm grateful for helping (Russia) strengthen our Army, for customs privileges, preferential gas prices, and respect shown to Serbia and its President Aleksandar Vucic," said Vulin.

(Telegraf.rs)