U.S. and EU powers recognize Kosovo as some opposed
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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.
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NATO troops and U.N. police secured Kosovo's northern borders late on Tuesday, facing down a challenge by ethnic Serbs who ransacked the crossings in protest at Kosovo's independence.
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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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The U.S. and the European Union's biggest powers quickly recognized Kosovo as an independent nation Monday, widening a split with Russia, China and some EU members strongly opposed to letting the territory break away from Serbia.
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Europeans and the United States  are drafting a U.N. resolution that would order 120 days of  negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo&#39;s ethnic Albanians but  no longer automatically call for independence.
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The European Union and the United States agreed Wednesday to delay a U.N. vote on a resolution that would give Kosovo independence under international supervision until after this week's Group of Eight summit discussion.
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The United States and European  nations circulated on Wednesday a draft U.N. Security Council  resolution that would pave the way for independence in Kosovo  if further negotiations fail in four months time.
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Kosovo will get its independence from Serbia "one way or another" despite Russia's objections at the United Nations, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.
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The United States and Europeans  discarded a U.N. resolution on the future status of Kosovo on  Friday because of Russian opposition, prompting Pristina to  propose independence from Serbia for November 28.
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European powers Britain, France and Germany said Monday they would recognize Kosovo's independence but other EU nations were opposed including Spain, which has battled a violent Basque separatist movement for decades.
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Kosovo looked forward on  Monday to recognition by the Western powers who went to war to  save its Albanian majority, but Russia served notice the new  state will never be forced on its Serb allies in the territory.
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President Bush said Sunday that the U.S will work with its allies to try to prevent violent clashes after the anticipated declaration of independence by Kosovo.
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Kosovo will get independence from Serbia  &quot;one way or another&quot; despite Russia&#39;s objections at the United  Nations, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on  Thursday.
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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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"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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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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The United States and Europeans  discarded a U.N. resolution on the future status of Kosovo on  Friday, because of Russian opposition, prompting Pristina to  propose declaring independence from Serbia on November 28.