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In February 2008, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that "Kosovo’s Provisional Institutions of Self-Government declared a unilateral proclamation of independence of the province, thus violating the sovereignty of the Republic of Serbia, the Charter of the United Nations, UNSCR 1244, the principles of the Helsinki Final Act, Kosovo’s Constitutional Framework and the high-level Contact ...
The Assembly of the Serbian Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, under administration of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo since 1999, unilaterally declared independence as the Republic of Kosovo on 17 February 2008. [4] The Republic of Kosovo was soon recognised by the United States and the EU three. [5]
In 2014, Russia recognized Crimean independence, but not that of Kosovo. [8] Later, in February 2022 Vladimir Putin, President of Russia has cited Kosovo precedent as justification for Russian recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic. [11] [12]
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Monday it was closely monitoring what it called a "potentially dangerous" situation in Kosovo, where ethnic Serb gunmen stormed a village at the weekend ...
Kosovo is a former province in Serbia, which doesn't recognize Pristina's 2008 declaration of independence. Kosovo's sovereignty is backed by the U.S. and most EU nations, but not by Russia and China.
Kosovo's foreign minister said Wednesday that her country is convinced that Russia must lose the war in Ukraine for conflict not to spread further in Europe. Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz, who is both ...
The Kosovo-Serbia-Russia Triangle The relationship between Kosovo and Russia cannot be fully understood without considering the central role that Serbia plays in the dynamic. Serbia is a key Russian ally in the Balkans, and its opposition to Kosovo’s independence is vital to Russia’s strategic interests in the region.
After a 2008 referendum, [2] Kosovo declared Independence on 17 February 2008. [3] Despite this, Serbia still refuses to recognise Kosovo as a sovereign state, disapproving of the nation's partial international recognition as an independent state, a stance backed by Russia, India and China, among others. [4]