[eleni121]

"...Putin said, “If we believe that Kosovo should be given full sovereignty and independence, why should we deprive the people of South Ossetia and Abkhazia of this status”.
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What?... is Putin nuts?! What is he really saying here?

[Tailgunner Joe]

"If we believe that Kosovo should be given full sovereignty and independence, why should we deprive the people of South Ossetia and Abkhazia Chechnya of this status".

Putin thinks he will cause "the west" pain in Georgia and Moldova, but he is really asking for trouble.