Upotreba argumenta o „kosovskom otcepljenju” u slučajevima Južne Osetije, Abhazije i Krima
THE USE OF THE ”KOSOVO SECESSION” ARGUMENTS IN THE CASES OF SOUTH OSSETIA, ABKHAZIA AND CRIMEA

Summary/Abstract: The central research question to which this paper seeks to answer is ”How was the secession of Kosovo from Serbia used as an argument in the proclamations and recognitions of independence of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Crimea under the auspices of the Russian Federation?” The paper will additionally show how the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU) reacted to the mentioned similar cases of recognizing the independence of Kosovo, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Crimea. In this regard, one sub-question in relation to the central research question is ”Is the secession of Kosovo a unique case or a precedent?” Regardless of the intention of the United States and the EU to interpret Kosovo’s independence as a unique case, its independence was perceived as a precedent by Russia and used as an excuse in recognizing Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Crimea. USA and EU never gave a convincing argument as to why Kosovo is a unique case where it has not been difficult for Russia to establish the opposite. Meanwhile, the policy of the USA and the EU was not the same towards the declaration of independence of Kosovo, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Crimea, but it was similar towards Serbia, Georgia and Ukraine, whose mentioned territories are in question.

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