Bulgaria's cowardice on Kosovo

Bulgaria has not yet declared its position on Kosovo's independence. While Bulgarian politicians describe this stance as cautious, Edvin Sugarev finds it weak: "By not adopting a clear stance and shunning responsibility, Bulgaria is just trying to keep the Kremlin happy and avoid annoying Brussels. However, such conduct is neither loyal to the country's allies nor its values. No one would expel Greece from NATO or Romania from the EU because they oppose Kosovo's independence, because everyone knows that they reject it for egoistic but nonetheless understandable reasons. But the other line of reasoning is that which takes values into account. According to this reasoning, because of its 'ethnic cleansings' Serbia has lost the moral right to regard Kosovo as its territory. ... A third line of reasoning doesn't really exist, only that of the coward who wants to avoid ending up between two front lines."

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