Russia to Pristina: Do not overestimate your powers

The diplomat took to Twitter to comment on Pristina's decision to raise taxex on goods from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) by 100 percent, to write:

"The story about Pristina's 'tax-sanctions 'on goods from Serbia and BiH confirm the words of Napoleon, which he repeated as he was retreating from Russia in 1812: 'It's just one step between the sublime and the ridiculous'. The point of the saying is: one should not overestimate one's powers."

Also on Friday, Chepurin met with Serbia's president and prime minister in the wake of the latest flare-up in the predominantly Serb north the same morning, when he was told that Serbia "no longer has reasons to trust NATO in Kosovo."

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