Russia: UN hypocritical over Abkhazia and South Ossetia independence.
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The UN Security Council has double standards over Abkhazia and South Ossetia's independence, according to Russia's Ambassador to the UN. Vitaly Churkin said members of the Council don't understand the essence of the conflicts in the Caucasus.
The comments were made when the UN Security Council convened on Thursday to discuss Russia's recognition of statehood for Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
The meeting, called at the request of Georgia, saw a barrage of criticism over Moscow's actions.
"Russia violated the security zone patrolled by UN peacekeeping forces deployed by the UN Security Council," said Alejandro Daniel Wolff, U.S. Representative to the UN. "In Abkhazia, Russia is violating not only the territorial integrity of Georgia, but also the integrity of this Council."
Russia's support for the independence of the two republics was officially put on record at the UN as Vitaly Churkin read out President Medvedev's decrees. He also said the discussions could not be complete without listening to representatives of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
In response, Georgia's Ambassador, Irakli Alasania, called for action.
"We believe the Russian side should be delivered a very strong message," he said. "Otherwise it would mean that the foreign-sponsored groups around the world can use violence and ethnic cleansing and be rewarded with independence."
But Churkin said the international community had failed to act when Georgia launched an invasion into South Ossetia, even accusing some members of fueling the conflict.
"The U.S. and some European states promised Mr Saakashvili NATO's protection and have started supplying him with new weapons. It obviously invites fresh provocations," Churkin said.
He also said that Moscow had called for a ceasefire in the early hours of the conflict but got no support.
When the U.S. argued that Russian troops should never have entered a sovereign state, Moscow's Ambassador referred back to the Iraq war, attacking America's precarious position on the moral high ground.
"I would like to ask the distinguished representative of the United States....Weapons of Mass Destruction. Have you found them in Iraq yet or are you still looking for them?" Churkin said.
So, the meeting ended with the Security Council no closer to finding a way forward in the dispute.
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GOD Bless Russian nuclear stockpile build more.
WHEN Slovenia and Croatia wanted independence in 1991 GERMANY Hans Dietrich Gensher said very smart move we recognize you Dec. 23 1991 --> start of Yugoslavian civil war. When Kosovo wanted independence they bombed Serbia 1999 to give Kosovo(Albanians) independence When Montenegro pressured by USA went on referendum for independence they recognize them. WHEN SERBIAN REPUBLIC in Bosnia wanted independence they spread lies SERBS want war.
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Russia is great!!!
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Abkhazia and Ossetia are Georgia, Russia has the bigest land in the World, let Georgia alone
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Do they?
Perhaps they will answer shelling urban areas too. If they knew and did nothing, then they are guilty as well.
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What about territorial integrity of serbia?
What about lives of Abkhaz and Ossietians lost?
Integrity of that consil was wasted when they recognised borders drawn by Stalin, then again when UN soldiers let Srebrenica happen. Russia is not setting things right.
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Actually the Georgian Ambassador spoke english because he needs to speak one of the 6 official languages of the United Nations so...I suppose he decided to speak English.
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A better comparison would be Abkhazia
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isnt russia hypocrits consdiering tha tthey dont like kosovos independence but then take control over georgian terrirtory by force and then declare those parts independent..hmmmm.. russia is sooooo third world..
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I hate this fuckin' liars from Gerogia and US. They even don't know the history of Georgian-Ossetian conflict!
igorvasilevsky 3 years ago 17
Hey USA France Germany why don't you recognize Ossetia and Abhazia .. ha ?
as you were so quick to recognize separatists states of Yugoslavia.
GOD bless Russian Federation ... break the western vampire teeth ...
aviomaster 1 year ago 5