The difference is that now they are officially lost for Serbia

They gained their full autonomy in 1999 after NATO bombed Serbia so the situation post 1999 and today isn't much different, with the only difference being that Serbs will no longer have any rights on Kosovo after it gets it's full independence.
I was just looking at the stance of some countries regarding this issue and it's hillarious how egoistic their stance is.
Spain doesn't want to recognize Kosovo;
Why ? Because they know Basque will ask for independence and they are in absolutely the same situation as Kosovo
(this is where we'll see double standards. I bet everything that the EU and USA won't use the same criteria in this case and they won't claim that Basque deserves to be independent.)
Tahir's Pakistan will be one of the first 3 countries that will recognize Kosovo while India won't recognize Kosovo ?
Why mr. Ze ?

Because there is a "minor" problem with Kashmir and the situation is exactly the same as it's with Serbia/Kosovo/Albania
The Balkan countries, except for Albania, are all against Kosovo's independence but all of them will recognize Kosovo, simply because they're told to do it.
The Serbs in Croatia can always ask for independence of the teritories where they live. The Serbs in Bosnia, Republika Srpska, have all the rights to ask independence. Albanians make 25% of the population in Macedonia. Macedonians fear they are next and they'll lose their western teritories so they'll be part of Great Albania. Greeks also have Albanians inside Greece but they have the problem with Northern Cyprus with Turkey. Northern Cyprus (inhabited with Turks) can ask for independence.
Turkey will immediately recognize Kosovo.
Why ?
Because now the Turks in northern Cyprus will have every right to ask for independence.
I don't know the English term, but what is happening with Kosovo is a ...i think the word is precedent, in international law and the consequences will be huge.
Russians are also angry. They say that whoever recognizes Kosovo will pay for that.
For all these reasons it's hard to agree with the independence, but there is another thing we mustn't forget - the Albanians in Kosovo. They are 2millions and they make more than 95% of the population of Kosovo. They simply don't want to be a part of Serbia and they, with rights, fear for their security if they are part of Serbia. They now live there for centuries and they want their own state.
Now be smart and go figure

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