Russia pledges support to Serbia


	Russia pledges support to Serbia

invictus

2-25-2008 9:09 AM

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kosovo, balkans, serbia, russia, europe, war

invictus says:

Looks like Kosovo crisis gonna deepen soon. The likelihood of a new "war in Europe" is already being discussed by analysts. That's why Russia's position as a "key actor" seems very important at the moment.

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2-25-2008 7:06 PM

abailart

Very grave

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