Nevertheless, the US – and most European Union members – argue that Kosovo’s situation is sui generis and will set no legally binding international precedent. But Russia sees things very differently.
不论如何，美国—和大多数的欧盟成员国—认为科索沃的情况是个特例因而不会树立一个合法的国际先例。但俄罗斯的看法却截然不同。的确，它可能会试图用这一先例来重建对那些曾是前苏联一部分的国家和地区的权威。