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Kosovo president accuses Russia of destabilising Balkans

President of the Republic of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu speaks while meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 23, 2021. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle

Kosovo's president accused Russia on Thursday of using its traditional ally Serbia to "destabilise" the Balkans, as Moscow faces off against the West in the Ukraine crisis.

Russia, which has long backed Serbia in its disagreements with the West, does not recognise Kosovo as an independent state and has blocked it joining the United Nations. Kosovo, like Ukraine, hopes eventually to join NATO and the European Union.

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