The German plan to ease tensions between Georgia and Abkhazia didn’t satisfy any of the sides involved. Aslan Abashidze, Professor of International Law at the Peoples' Friendship University, joined RT to discuss the prospects of a peace settlement in the region.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the organisation is neutral on the status of Kosovo. The statement was contained in his report on the UN's Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, released on Thursday. Political analyst Vladimir Kozin joined RT to expand more on the issue.