Serbia, which traded violent nationalism for nonviolent nationalism when Slobodan Milosevic was overthrown eight years ago, has done all it can to impede resolution of these issues, with strong support from Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Serbia wants as much independence as possible for the Serb Republic, while asserting its own sovereignty over Kosovo.
当米洛舍维奇八年前被推翻时将暴力民族主义变为非暴力的民族主义塞尔维亚依靠普京在背后的撑腰，一直在尽力阻止在这些问题上作出决议。塞尔维亚希望塞族共和国能取得尽可能大的独立权，同时维持它自己对科索沃的主权。所有塞族人只在他们自己的领土上由塞族人来管治依然是塞尔维亚的目标。