Vladimir Putin rejects outright the claims that Kosovo is somehow unique - "Pridnestrovie's the same," he says... (File photo)

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For Putin, Kosovo and Transdniestria are the same

For Russia's President Vladimir Putin there is no such thing as a "special case" called Kosovo. "It is all lies, there is no special case," he told a news conference Thursday. He made it very clear that Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Transdniestria (Pridnestrovie) all fall into the same category, while also adding Northern Cyprus to the list. [more]