Identifier
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07KYIV2831
2007-11-16 12:42:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kyiv
Cable title:
UKRAINE: PEACEKEEPERS AND KOSOVO POST-INDEPENDENCE
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DEPT ALSO FOR EUR/UMB, EUR/SCE AND EUR/RPM
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/16/2017
TAGS: PREL PBTS KDEM UNMIK OSCE YI MD RS UP
SUBJECT: UKRAINE: PEACEKEEPERS AND KOSOVO POST-INDEPENDENCE
REF: USUN NEW YORK 1026
Classified By: Ambassador for reasons 1.4 (b,d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L KYIV 002831
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT ALSO FOR EUR/UMB, EUR/SCE AND EUR/RPM
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/16/2017
TAGS: PREL PBTS KDEM UNMIK OSCE YI MD RS UP
SUBJECT: UKRAINE: PEACEKEEPERS AND KOSOVO POST-INDEPENDENCE
REF: USUN NEW YORK 1026
Classified By: Ambassador for reasons 1.4 (b,d).
1. (U) This is a request for Department guidance. Please
advise on how we should respond to Ukrainian Defense Minister
Hrytsenko's inquiry on contingency planning for possible
Kosovo independence.
2. (C) During a November 15 meeting with EUR DAS David
Kramer, Defense Minister Hrytsenko inquired what the U.S.
foresaw as the likely outcome in Kosovo in the event the
ongoing U.S.-EU-Russia Troika process failed to produce a
political settlement by its December 10 end-date. In
particular, was Kosovo likely to make a unilateral
declaration of independence? When Kramer acknowledged this
was a possibility, Hrytsenko noted that Ukraine maintained
peacekeeping forces in Kosovo and urged the U.S. to share its
thinking regarding possible continuation or modification of
the peacekeeping presence in an independent Kosovo. He
needed advance knowledge of U.S. planning so that Ukraine
could adjust the mission of the Ukrainian contingent as
necessary such as, for example, by adjusting the unit's rules
of engagement. He stressed that he did not want surprises
and offered, if necessary, to go to Kosovo to consult with
U.S. commanders on the ground. (Note: Hrytsenko's concerns
mirror the UN's reported reftel.)
3. (U) Visit Embassy Kyiv's classified website:
www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/kiev.
Taylor
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT ALSO FOR EUR/UMB, EUR/SCE AND EUR/RPM
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/16/2017
TAGS: PREL PBTS KDEM UNMIK OSCE YI MD RS UP
SUBJECT: UKRAINE: PEACEKEEPERS AND KOSOVO POST-INDEPENDENCE
REF: USUN NEW YORK 1026
Classified By: Ambassador for reasons 1.4 (b,d).
1. (U) This is a request for Department guidance. Please
advise on how we should respond to Ukrainian Defense Minister
Hrytsenko's inquiry on contingency planning for possible
Kosovo independence.
2. (C) During a November 15 meeting with EUR DAS David
Kramer, Defense Minister Hrytsenko inquired what the U.S.
foresaw as the likely outcome in Kosovo in the event the
ongoing U.S.-EU-Russia Troika process failed to produce a
political settlement by its December 10 end-date. In
particular, was Kosovo likely to make a unilateral
declaration of independence? When Kramer acknowledged this
was a possibility, Hrytsenko noted that Ukraine maintained
peacekeeping forces in Kosovo and urged the U.S. to share its
thinking regarding possible continuation or modification of
the peacekeeping presence in an independent Kosovo. He
needed advance knowledge of U.S. planning so that Ukraine
could adjust the mission of the Ukrainian contingent as
necessary such as, for example, by adjusting the unit's rules
of engagement. He stressed that he did not want surprises
and offered, if necessary, to go to Kosovo to consult with
U.S. commanders on the ground. (Note: Hrytsenko's concerns
mirror the UN's reported reftel.)
3. (U) Visit Embassy Kyiv's classified website:
www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/kiev.
Taylor