Russia says Kosovo split possible if both sides agree
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Russia will accept a partition of  Serbia&#39;s Kosovo province if that is what both Belgrade and  Kosovo&#39;s ethnic Albanian majority agree to, Russian Foreign  Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
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Russia's foreign minister said in a television interview on Friday it was "not impossible" that the European Union could take over the U.N.'s role in the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, provided Belgrade agreed.
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The United States threatened on Friday to move forward on Kosovo, which is clamoring for independence from Serbia, whether Russia agreed or not to the latest U.N. Security Council draft resolution.
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Europe risks opening a  "Pandora's box" if it recognizes Kosovo's independence despite  Serbian objections, a top Russian official said on Sunday.
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URDU TIMES The UN Security Council meets here on Wednesday to assess the implications of its inability to bridge deep divisions between Western powers and Russia over Kosovo\\'s future status. via Urdu Times
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Moscow will only back a United Nations Security Council resolution on Kosovo if Serbia also approves it, Russia&#39;s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Monday.
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A trio of top EU officials was in Moscow on Monday to try to bridge the gap between Russia and the European Union over the future of Kosovo.
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The United States and Russia are butting heads 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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Russia on Wednesday backed its ally Serbia, saying Kosovo will never become a member of the United Nations or other international organizations if the breakaway province unilaterally declares independence.
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"If Russia prevents the council from dealing with this issue ... the process will not stop there. The process then will move outside the council"  By EDITH M. LEDERER The Associated Press Updated 07/18/07 - 5:36 PM Russia rejected the final version of a U.S.-European Union draft resolution on Kosovo's future status Wednesday, setting the stage for a vote ... via The Herald
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A trio of top EU officials was in Moscow  on Monday to try to bridge the gap between Russia and the  European Union over the future of Kosovo.
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Russia warned NATO on Tuesday against unilateral policies that could destabilise security on the European continent, but agreed to keep talking on deep divisions between the former Cold War foes.
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WASHINGTON -- In a phone call yesterday initiated by Vladimir Putin, President Bush and the Russian leader agreed to continue discussing Moscow's concerns about independence for Kosovo, a sensitive subject expected to come up next month in the UN Security Council.
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POTSDAM, Germany  - Russia warned other world powers on Wednesday not to decide the fate of Kosovo on their own, saying only talks between Belgrade and Pristina could solve a row over independence for the Serbian province.
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Russia said on Thursday the  United Nations had no authority to impose a solution on Serbia  over the status of its breakaway Kosovo province and only a  negotiated deal was acceptable.
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Russia remains at loggerheads with Western nations over Kosovo, despite months of diplomacy.
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Analysis: Putin may have plenty of narrow political reasons for nixing the province's inevitable breakaway from Serbia, but the effect of delaying it may actually make for a more stable transition