Putin warns the West on missile plans and Kosovo on independence

Putin spoke on a wide range of issues. On Kosovo he said: "We feel the unilateral independence of Kosovo is both immoral and illegal. We have a plan and if and when it occurs we know what we will do."

FACTBOX: Breakaway regions look to Kosovo precedent

Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica went on national television on Thursday to brace Serbia for the imminent secession of its historic Kosovo province, which he said Serbs would never accept.

Why Kosovo's independence bid is unique

As Kosovo prepares to be Europe's newest state on Sunday – supported by the United States and most of Europe – it is doing so without United Nations Security Council approval, the guarantor of legality among nations.

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Some predict Kosovo's split 'will be a problem'

LONDON — A decade ago, Kosovo may have been the biggest foreign policy problem facing the United States. Tensions in the troubled Balkan region are about to flare up again.

CIA aided Kosovo guerrilla army

AMERICAN intelligence agents have admitted they helped to train the Kosovo Liberation Army before Nato's bombing of Yugoslavia.

Kosovo: The US and the EU support a Political Process linked to Organized Crime

Serbs block roads in north Kosovo

Street blockades have been posted by "new faces", presenting themselves as Serbian security forces, in north part of Kosovo, populated by Serbs.

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This is going to come down ugly, particularly with Russia siding with Serbia on the issue Kosovar independence. (MR)

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Uisner: Shpallja e pavarësisë së Kosovës- fund i drejtë i një lufte brutale

Institucionet e Kosovës nuk e dinë datën e shpalljes së pavarësisë, thotë Sabri Hamiti

Kosovo tries to launch independence softly

Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci played soccer with Serb children after donating a tractor to a local family on Sunday. The Serb minority fear mistreatment in an independent

Serbia braced for Kosovo loss Russia can't prevent

Serbia braced itself on Wednesday for the loss of Kosovo province, with its ally Russia apparently resigned to the territory's independence proclamation.

New Kosovo faces long fight to rein in Serb north

Partition is the reality on the ground, regardless of its rejection by Western powers who stand ready to recognise Kosovo

Russian FM: UN Security Council to meet on Kosovo on Thursday

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that U.N. Security Council members would meet to discuss the status of Kosovo on Thursday.

Lavrov: Russia not to punish EU for recognizing Kosovo

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said here on Wednesday that Russia was not planning to take any punitive measures against the European Union if the 27-nation bloc recognized a unilateral declaration of independence for Kosovo.

U.S. encourages Kosovo to move forward on independence

Russia has no plan for Kosovo sanctions: foreign minister

LJUBLJANA (AFP) — Russia does not plan any punitive measures if Kosovo unilaterally declares independence from Serbia but is demanding an emergency UN Security Council meeting on the province, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.