EU, Russia fail to narrow Kosovo differences
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BRDO, Slovenia  - The European Union and Russia failed on Wednesday to narrow differences over Kosovo's independence drive but Moscow said it did not plan sanctions against the Serbian province or its backers after any secession.
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Russia and NATO states on Wednesday struggled to find common ground to resolve a row over a European arms pact, snagged over Moscow's refusal to close bases in the former Soviet republics of Georgia and Moldova.
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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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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 failed to resolve differences with the United States and key European countries Monday over a U.N. resolution that would impose sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment.
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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 EU's biggest four countries are pushing to impose and oversee independence in Kosovo without a fresh UN mandate, risking the ire of Russia and Serbia
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The European Union sought to  convince Russia on Wednesday that the status-quo in Kosovo is  unsustainable, the EU's external relations commissioner said.
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Western nations softened a draft resolution to back U.N. plans for a future Kosovo state, but Russia dismissed the move on Thursday and renewed its threat of a veto unless there were radical changes.
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Europeans and the United States formally introduced late on Tuesday a draft U.N. resolution on the future of Kosovo but have not decided yet whether or when to call a vote because of Russia's objections.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes for a friendly summit with the European Union on Friday but is sticking to long-held tough positions on Iran and Kosovo.
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Russia opposes a NATO-backed proposal to set Serbia's province of Kosovo on the road to independence but may accept a trade-off on its future in return for other concessions, diplomats and analysts believe.
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Russia may not come to outright blows with the West over Kosovo, but independence for the province seems sure to deepen the Cold War-style chill settling over Europe.
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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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Russia gave a definitive &quot;no&quot; on  Monday to a European-American draft resolution on Kosovo that  would end a U.N. presence and put European representatives in  charge of the Serbian province.
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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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PRISTINA, Kosovo   Serbia rejected a U.N. proposal on Friday that paves the way for an independent Kosovo, setting up a possible showdown between its supporter, Russia, and the West over the disputed ...Comment