Maria Zakharova

And it is one of "no red lines but no blank cheques," says the article, published under the headline, "US-backed Kosovo land-swap border plan under fire from all sides."

That, the British newspaper continues, means the US is "willing to look at any solution, including border changes, but will not necessarily endorse it in the end."

Dacic said he had in mind "those who knocked down our border and opened Pandora's box" - referring to the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo, a province of Serbia.

The Serbian official also pointed out that Belgrade will continue the fight for territorial integrity and sovereignty.

These include the one approving the Report on Negotiating the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the State of Israel on Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters.

Beta agency is reporting, citing an article published on the Newsweek website, that Jason Osborne and Mike Rubino, "close friends and business associates of former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski," have been hired by Dodik.

This is according to documents filed with the US Justice Department.

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Thursday that Maria Zakharova will visit the famous festival in the village of Guca, where participants consume huge amounts of grilled meat and strong alcohol and go wild to the sound of Serbian brass bands.

According to a press release issued by the Foreign Ministry, Dacic and Chepurin spoke about further development of bilateral cooperation, and the upcoming visit to Serbia of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

They also discussed the visit of the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Maria Zakharova.

Tensions between Athens and Moscow over the expulsion last week of Russian diplomats escalated further on Friday after the Greek ambassador in Moscow, Andreas Friganas, was summoned by the Russian Foreign Ministry, which expressed its "decisive protest against continued anti-Russian statements by the Greek side."

Russia's ambassador to Greece, Andrey Maslov, has criticized a decision by Athens last week to expel two Russian diplomats and to bar two other people from entering the country as "disappointing."

A war of words erupted on Wednesday between the foreign ministries of Greece and Russia over the expulsion last week of Russian diplomats who Athens has accused of trying to whip up opposition to the Macedonia name deal that paved the way for Skopje's induction to NATO.