
After the recognition of the independence of North Ossetia and Abkhazia, Russia can turn its eyes to separatist enclaves in other countries, Foreign Minister Bernard Kushner fears. Among the most obvious goals of Moscow, the Ukrainian Crimea and Moldova can be distinguished, the head of the French Foreign Ministry said, emphasizing that this is "very dangerous," AFP reports.
Commenting on the recognition of Russia's independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the diplomat said that Russia is acting "outside the framework of international law." "We cannot agree with the gross violation of international law, the OSCE agreements, UN resolutions and with the first army seizure of the territory of a neighboring country for a long time," the minister explained.
Kushner added that "EU countries will undoubtedly react to this to the Extraordinary Summit in Georgia, which will be held on September 1 in Brussels on the initiative of France President Nicolas Sarkozy.
After the start of the armed conflict in South Ossetia, France, presiding in the European Union, headed the intermediary mission on behalf of the EU. On August 12, following a visit to Moscow, the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, announced the development of a plan of six points to resolve the situation. The document was signed by the presidents of South Ossetia, Abkhazia, as well as Georgia. However, later France has repeatedly reproached Russia for violating the agreements of the agreement, demanding an immediate withdrawal of troops from the territory of Georgia and the entry into the zone of the conflict of international forces.
The day before, President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, in response to appeals of the Federation Council and the State Duma, signed a decree on the recognition of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Most Western leaders criticized this decision.
Ukraine was one of the first to respond, saying the constant support of the territorial integrity of Georgia, then the reaction of Washington, Paris and London followed . The Foreign Minister of Great Britain, in turn, announced the preparation of a "wide coalition against Russian aggression in Georgia." The reaction comes from different parts of the world, butso far only “Hamas”, which many Western countries consider the terrorist organization, has openly spoke out about the support of the Russian decision .
As for Transnistria, in the recent Russian-Moldavian negotiations, the leaders of the two countries Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Voronin spoke out for the peaceful settlement of this conflict. After that, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the parties in the Transnistrian conflict are ready to return to the 2003 Kozak plan and solve the remaining problematic issues.
In the West, meanwhile, they fear a "nightmare scenario" - Moscow attempts to declare their demands on the Strategic Peninsula of Crimea for a guaranteed exit to the Black Sea. On the eve of oil, the leader of the Ukrainian opposition Viktor Yanukovych added into the fire. He said that Ukraine should support the will of the peoples of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to independence.
Experts note that the guarantees of the territorial integrity of Ukraine are registered in only one document. In 1994, having joined the agreement on non -proliferation of nuclear weapons, Ukraine received guarantees of security from Russia, the USA, China, France and the UK. The document proved his incapacity during stress around the Ukrainian braid of Tuzl in 2003. Then one of the "guarantors" directly violated its obligations, and the rest took the position of non -interference.