UN warns on Kosovo delays, Moscow sees blackmail
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Kosovo's U.N. governor Joachim Ruecker warned the Security Council on Wednesday that further delaying a decision on the province's plea for independence from Serbia could fuel instability in the region.
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Russia's foreign minister says a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo would start a chain reaction.
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The UN Security Council prepares to discuss the future of Kosovo amid continuing deadlock.
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The prosecutor of the U.N. war  crimes court for the Balkans on Monday urged a delay in  deciding the future of Kosovo, saying it would interfere with  her quest to get major fugitives arrested for trial.
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Russia rejected as unacceptable on Wednesday a new U.N. Security Council resolution drafted by Europeans and the United States that paves the way to independence for Kosovo in four months.
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The prosecutor of the U.N. war crimes court for the Balkans on Monday urged a delay in deciding the future of Kosovo, saying it would interfere with her quest to get major fugitives arrested for trial.
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Russia warned the West on Tuesday against recognizing a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo, saying it could set off a chain reaction of secessionist movements in Europe and around the world.
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Russia rejected as unacceptable  on Wednesday a new U.N. Security Council resolution drafted by  Europeans and the United States that paves the way to  independence for Kosovo in four months.
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Kosovo Albanian leaders called  on the United Nations on Wednesday not to postpone a decision  on the fate of their breakaway province until after snap  elections in Serbia.
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PRISTINA, Serbia - The United Nations has agreed to a Serbian request to delay final talks on the fate of breakaway Kosovo province by a week to give Belgrade time to appoint delegates, a U.N. ...Comment
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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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Moscow will not back any U.N. plan for Kosovo unless both Serbia and its breakaway province support it, Russia's foreign minister said on Monday, pouring cold water on a fresh attempt to find compromise with the West.
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BRUSSELS/PRISTINA, Serbia  - The European Union plans to withdraw the issue of Kosovo's final status from the U.N. Security Council if Russia does not accept a resolution within days, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Tuesday.
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Russia s Ministry of Foreign Affairs called upon the UN mission and the Kosovo Force, as well as the provisional self-government bodies of the autonomous province within Serbia to prevent extremism in ...
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A final round of talks on the status of Kosovo will begin on 21 February - a week later than planned, the UN says.
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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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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.