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Lawmaker: Kosovo’s Decision to Introduce Sanctions Against Russia “Raises Smile” (Ria Novosti)

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MOSCOW, September 18 (RIA Novosti) – The self-proclaimed Kosovo Republic’s decision to introduce sanctions against Russia is not to be taken seriously, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council of Russia Mikhail Margelov told journalists on Thursday. “This raises nothing more than an ironic smile,” Margelov said. The chairman said that […]

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Kosovo Joins EU and U.S. Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine (The Moscow Times)

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  Kosovo’s foreign minister has announced sanctions against Russia in solidarity with EU and U.S. measures against Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine, news agency TASS reported, citing the Serbian B92 television channel. In the late 1990s, Russia and the West almost came to blows over Kosovo when NATO sought to end ethnic violence in the region by bombing Serbia, a historical Russian ally. Despite fierce Russian […]

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