Sentence examples for breakaway states from inspiring English sources

Russia opposes independence for Kosovo, contending that it would set a precedent for other breakaway states.

But, unlike any Western countries, it recognised the breakaway states of Abkhazia and South Ossetia following its war with Georgia in 2008.

Elections in Kremlin-backed breakaway states such as Abkhazia or Transnistria, in Georgia and Moldova respectively, would be observed and validated by far-right politicians from the EU.

The European commission president, José Manuel Barroso, said in Spain last weekend that EU treaties required breakaway states to join the queue for membership.

The north has two breakaway states, and in the rest 30 clans with overlapping borders go to war over land, cattle raids and blood feuds.

Both sides have recruited Western PR firms to put across their side of events, and recently even the breakaway states of Abkhazia and South Ossetia have engaged a US PR company.

Milan Babic was briefly president of the Serbs' breakaway state of Krajina.

Mr. Denktash insisted on recognition of his breakaway state as a condition for resuming the talks.

There are already signs that Crimea is on the path to becoming a breakaway state.

Forces on high alert as war of words escalates over breakaway state.

Demands by some for a breakaway state, Telangana, also flare regularly.