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<p>The point that President Obama was making is that the situations in Crimea and
Kosovo are not comparable. Kosovo's independence followed a humanitarian crisis, nearly
nine years of UN administration, and the failure of a long period of inclusive, internationally
sponsored negotiations on Kosovo's final status. Kosovo thus declared independence
only after other options were exhausted, and by the decision of a parliament that
had been assembled through a free and fair vote conducted under UN supervision. None
of these conditions apply in Crimea.</p>
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