Kosovo tells U.S. it will not declare independence
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Kosovo told the United States on Monday that it did not have plans to unilaterally declare independence from Serbia, said senior officials from the United States and Kosovo.
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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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Serbia told the United States at the weekend that its "open threats" to force the independence of Kosovo would wreck talks aimed at finding an agreed future for the breakaway province.
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Serbia warned the United States and the European Union on Wednesday not to recognize Kosovo's independence without United Nations consent, saying that would prompt an immediate response from Serbian authorities and could destabilize the region.
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Russia warned Kosovo's leaders that if they declare independence the territory will never become a member of the United Nations or other international political institutions
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - Kosovo is prepared to make a unilateral declaration of independence and is pressing the West to go ahead with a vote at the United Nations even if Russia is likely to veto the proposition.
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Serbia said on Wednesday it would shun  any offer of membership of the European Union or NATO if they  recognized the breakaway province of Kosovo as an independent  state.
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A new European-United States draft resolution sidesteps Kosovo's independence from Serbia but calls for European instead of U.N. supervision in an effort to end Belgrade's rule, according to a text obtained by Reuters on Wednesday.
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"Using the policy of force, the U.S. threatens openly that it will not respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia, which is an internationally recognized state and a U.N. member"  Serbia disregarded European Union calls for less provocative Serb rhetoric on Kosovo at the weekend and warned that the United States was leading the West down a path of force to make the province independent. via Reuters
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Serbia told the United States at the  weekend that its &quot;open threats&quot; to force the independence of  Kosovo would wreck talks aimed at finding an agreed future for  the breakaway province.
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The progress made in Kosovo  since a 1998-99 war risks unraveling without a decision on the  Albanian majority&#39;s demand for independence from Serbia, U.N.  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a report.
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STIMLJE, Serbia  - Kujtim Xhelili fought for Kosovo's independence from Serbia but will not join the celebrations when it finally arrives.
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - The United States on Monday urged support for a United Nations blueprint for the eventual independence of Serbia's Kosovo province, which Russia says must first win the backing of Belgrade.
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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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The United States and its major-power  partners want a decision on the final status of Serbia's United  Nations-administered Kosovo province this year and see no need  for delay, a U.S. envoy said on Monday.
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Relations between the United States and Serbia are worsening because of U.S. support for the independence of Kosovo, Serbia's prime minister warned Monday.
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"Everything else is a sort of violation of international law."  By David Brunnstrom and Douglas HamiltonBRUSSELS/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.Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko, Russia's envoy in a troika supervising the Serb-Kosovo Albanian talks that started two weeks ago, accused the United States of bad faith for its declaration of support for Kosovo independence later this year. Read more