Analysis: Kosovo strains US-Russian ties
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American flags flutter almost everywhere in Kosovo, a symbol of how Â through successive Democratic and Republican administrations Â the U.S. has long been a friend of this nation in the making.
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UNITED NATIONS -- The United States and Europeans discarded a UN resolution on the future status of Kosovo yesterday because of Russian opposition, prompting Kosovo to propose independence from Serbia for Nov. 28.
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Differences over Kosovo and U.S. plans to install missile defenses in eastern Europe loomed large at talks Thursday between Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and his NATO counterparts.
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BRUSSELS/BELGRADE  - Serbia warned the EU on Wednesday it would not accept any decision on Kosovo taken outside the United Nations and its ally Russia told the United States to stop backing Kosovo independence while talks continue.
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A U.N. Security Council resolution on Kosovo's future was set aside Friday in the face of a possible Russian veto, with its U.S. and European Union supporters opting instead to pursue negotiations outside the council.
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The United States and Germany  made one last appeal to Russia on the future status of Kosovo  before deciding on Friday whether to shelve a U.N. Security  Council resolution Moscow has threatened to veto.
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BRUSSELS/PRISTINA, Serbia  - Seeking to raise pressure on Russia, the European Union said on Thursday it could withdraw the issue of Kosovo's final status from the U.N. Security Council if Moscow does not accept a resolution soon.
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Russia warned the United States and European Union on Monday that it would take a series of unidentified measures if Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence.
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Russia and NATO remain split over U.S. plans for missile defence and Kosovo independence, a senior Russian official said on Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin prepared to meet the alliance's secretary-general.
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A unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo would damage security in Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
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Europeans and the United States circulated a U.N. draft resolution on Wednesday that paves the way to independence for Kosovo in four months but Russia immediately said it was unacceptable.
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This week's vote could put Kosovo on the road to independence -- and further trouble
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With the international community at loggerheads over how to proceed, Kosovo's independence-hungry Albanians may be tempted to take matters into their own hands
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A senior U.S. diplomat called for Russia's cooperation in U.N. Security Council efforts to resolve Kosovo's status, but Russia's foreign minister said Monday that any resolution that is unacceptable to Serbia will not pass, Russian news agencies reported.
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BERLIN - The United States is prepared to offer concessions to Russia over the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty to try to persuade Moscow to soften its positions on Kosovo and Iran, diplomats said yesterday.
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The political crisis in Ukraine marks a reality check for U.S.-Russian relations and may force President Bush to re-evaluate ties with President Vladimir Putin, his close ally in the war on terror.
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Russia's plan to quit an arms control treaty tightens already tense ties with the U.S. and adds new friction to the dispute over the Bush administration's intentions for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe.