Russia "vigorously supports" Serbia's "just work" on Kosovo

Russia "vigorously supports" Serbia's "just work" on Kosovo

The reference concerns Camp Bondsteel - a large US base in Kosovo established after NATO's 1999 war against Serbia.

Chepurin also said that Friday's meeting between Serbian and Russian presidents Aleksandar Vucic and Vladimir Putin in Beijing "confirmed that Russia will continue to vigorously support" what he described as "Belgrade's just work."

"The (Kosovo) problem cannot be solved without Serbia, or, all the more so, against Serbia," the ambassador said in a post on Twitter (in Serbian and Russian).

He added that the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina has been "in a coma" for half a year now - due to provocative moves made by Kosovo Albanians, such as a 100 percent tax (on products from central Serbia), the decision to form an army that violates UN Security Council Resolution 1244, and attempts to usurp Serb property (in Kosovo).

"The handiwork of the Kosovo sponsors is evident everywhere," Chepurin said.