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Russia Will Veto Kosovo Independence Plan in UN

A senior Russian diplomat said a U.N. plan for the eventual independence of Serbia’s breakaway province of Kosovo will not pass, giving Moscow’s strongest indication yet that it might veto the proposal, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday quoting Russian news agencies.

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April 24, 2007

U.N. Mediator Rejects Russian Call for More Kosovo Talks

The U.N. mediator on Kosovo has rejected a Russian call for more talks between Serbia and ethnic Albanians in the disputed province, saying discussions have been exhausted, the Reuters news agency reported on Monday quoting the mediator’s spokesman.

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March 20, 2007

U.S. Hopes for Russian Support for Kosovo Independence

The United States hopes Russia will back a U.N. plan putting Serbia’s Kosovo province on the road to independence and does not expect a Russian veto in the Security Council, the Reuters news agency quoted a U.S. official as saying on Monday.

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March 14, 2007

Fate of Serbia’s Breakaway Province of Kosovo Sparks Diplomatic War Between U.S., Russia

Kosovo 's President Fatmir Sejdiu, shakes hands with EU Representative to the Kosovo Status Process, Stefan Lehne. Photo: AP

The United States and Russia are engaged in a diplomatic tug-of-war over the breakaway region of Kosovo, which is awaiting a final U.N. recommendation on whether it will become an independent nation or remain part of Serbia.

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December 6, 2006

Kosovo PM Tries to Win Russia Over on Independence

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Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku courted the Russian government on Thursday to persuade them to drop their resistance to independence for Kosovo, Serbia’s province with a predominantly Albanian population, Reuters reports.

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November 30, 2006

South Ossetia Braced for Independence Vote

Voters in Georgia’s breakaway Republic of South Ossetia will head to the polls on November 12 to choose a new president and to participate in a referendum on the unrecognized republic’s independent status, RFE/RL reports.

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November 15, 2006

Russia Against Imposed Solution for Kosovo

Russia is against an imposed solution for Kosovo because any decision must be acceptable to all parties to work, Russia’s foreign minister said on Friday.

“It can only be a compromise, it has to be a decision which is acceptable to all parties,” Sergei Lavrov told a news conference after talks with the European Union in Brussels, the Reuters news agency reported.

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November 7, 2006