Putin warns Europe and US over Kosovo
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In his last official press conference as Russian president, Vladimir Putin denounced Europe's 'double standards' on Kosovo
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Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted the United States Saturday for the "almost uncontained" use of force in the world, and for encouraging other countries to acquire nuclear weapons.Comment
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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 has warned that a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo could start a chain reaction. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the step - expected on 10 December - would destabilize Europe, and that Russia was therefore against it. Russia has repeatedly said that it will oppose any deal on the future of Kosovo that is not acceptable to Serbia. The U.S. has indicated that it will recognize a declaration of independence by Kosovo if no agreement is reached by 10 December.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Tuesday warned that deploying a U.S. missile shield in Europe  would turn the continent into &quot;a powder keg,&quot; Itar-Tass news  agency reported.
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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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President Vladimir Putin of Russia criticised the United States unusually sharply yesterday, suggesting that its stand on the Ukrainian election crisis could be intended to destabilise his country.
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VLADIMIR Putin, the Russian president, yesterday used his end-of-year press conference to accuse western states of attempting to isolate and destabilise his country.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, with words reminiscent of the Cold War, warned Sunday that his military would respond to a planned American missile defense system near its borders by aiming its missiles at U.S. military bases in Europe.
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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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The United States urged Russia on Friday not to veto a U.N. resolution on the status of Kosovo, saying the Security Council would lose a role in the province's future and hinting the ethnic Albanian majority may then unilaterally declare independence.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned last month that the post-Soviet states face "up to 2,000" potential ethno-confessional conflicts, any one of which could explode "if we don't do anything about them." ...
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Moscow warned Western nations on Tuesday against interfering in Ukraine and other ex-Soviet republics and Washington and the European Union
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During a visit to Turkey, Russian President Vladimr Putin warned western countries against fomenting divisions in Ukraine and other countries, describing such attempts as counterproductive and destabilizing.
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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted the United States Saturday for the "almost uncontained" use of force in the world, and for encouraging other countries to acquire nuclear weapons.
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Europe's major powers and the United States said on Monday they recognized Kosovo's new independence, as Serbs reacted with anger and some states warned that its secession from Serbia set a dangerous precedent.