Russia rejects U.N. resolution on Kosovo
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Russia immediately rejected a revised U.N. resolution introduced Wednesday that would delay internationally supervised independence for Kosovo to give the province's majority ethnic Albanians and minority Serbs more time to agree on its future status.
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Russia seeks UN talks as declaration of independence by Kosovo widens rifts
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Testing Russia's opposition to plans for Kosovo's future, Europeans and the United States have formally introduced a draft U.N. resolution but have not decide whether to call a vote.
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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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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 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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Russia on Wednesday backed its ally Serbia, saying Kosovo will never become a member of the United Nations or other international organizations if the breakaway province unilaterally declares independence.
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"If Russia prevents the council from dealing with this issue ... the process will not stop there. The process then will move outside the council"  By EDITH M. LEDERER The Associated Press Updated 07/18/07 - 5:36 PM Russia rejected the final version of a U.S.-European Union draft resolution on Kosovo's future status Wednesday, setting the stage for a vote ... via The Herald
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Russia on Friday gave its strongest  indication yet that it will oppose a proposal by a U.N. envoy  to set the breakaway Serb province of Kosovo on a path to  independence.
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UNITED NATIONS -- The United States and Europeans discarded a UN resolution on the future status of Kosovo yesterday because of Russian opposition, prompting Kosovo to propose independence from Serbia for Nov. 28.
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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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Serbia called on the United Nations on  Saturday to reject a Western-backed proposal for the  independence of Kosovo.
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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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Uzbekistan on Monday blocked a U.N. resolution backed by the United States and Western nations criticizing its human rights violations, including the harassment, beatings and arrests of journalists and civil activists.
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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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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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Europe's top human rights body said that Russia still failed to meet its standards and rejected a demand by Moscow to stop checking on Russian compliance of the 46-nation organization's code of ethics.