Kosovo breakaway illegal, says Putin
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Russia warns Europe and US against recognising independent state
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Russian President Vladimir Putin closes the borders of North Ossetia in an attempt to catch fugitives from a bloody school siege.
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President Vladimir Putin said in a  veiled warning to Poland and other East European nations on  Wednesday they risked creating fresh divisions in Europe by  treating Russia as an enemy instead of a strategic partner.
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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.
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&quot;In his meeting today with the Vice-President of India and later with the leader of Opposition, President Putin categorically rejected the interpretation given by some newspaper reports on his remarks yesterday about veto powers in an expanded Security
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Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses the West of using "double standards" in elections.
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Russia tells the US that Kosovo's declaration of independence threatens international stability.
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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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A unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo would damage security in Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
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Russia has curtly told the United States to stay out of its business after US criticism, echoed by the European Union, of President Vladimir Putin&#39;s plans for radical change that will boost Kremlin power.
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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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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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Russia said on Sunday that  Europe risked opening a "Pandora's box" if it went ahead and  recognized the independence of the breakaway Serbian province  of Kosovo.
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Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin said Russian troops are stationed illegally in his country and that Moscow's explanations for failing to meet a deadline to withdraw were not credible.
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Russia says it has no plans to impose sanctions on Kosovo in response to its expected declaration of independence.
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President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would not allow itself to be drawn into what he called a new arms race.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday strongly warned against foreign interference in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, accusing the West of trying to force its conception of democracy on countries in the region.