Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci prepares to vote in the capital Pristina, November 3, 2013. REUTERS/Hazir Reka
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Russia should stop using the case of Kosovo's independence from Serbia to justify its Crimea incursion because the two cannot be compared, Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said on Thursday.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has criticised Western nations for what he called hypocrisy, saying they had endorsed Kosovo's right to self-determination and independence from Serbia but now deny Crimeans the right to leave Ukraine.
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