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BELGRADE - Russia accepts all solutions and processes regarding Kosovo, but with full respect of UN SC Resolution 1244, whose unilateral revision it opposes, says Russian FM Sergey Lavrov.

A confidential NATO document on security in the Balkans has been adopted at a meeting of the alliance's foreign ministers this month.

Russia's Sputnik agency is reporting this on Tuesday, quoting Croatian daily Vecernji List, which said it was able to "exclusively" see this document.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 13 tapped ExxonMobil chief Rex Tillerson, an oilman with deep ties to Russia, as his nominee to be secretary of state, promising that the CEO, who is personal friends with Vladimir Putin, has "second to none" relationships with world leaders.

President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 13 tapped ExxonMobil chief Rex Tillerson, an oilman with deep ties to Russia, as his secretary of state.

US President-elect Donald Trump announced the appointment of Rex Tillerson, boss of the oil giant ExxonMobil to the post of Secretary of State. Tillerson is know his close business ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The EU is calling on Serbia to close the Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center (RSHC) in Nis if it wants to join the bloc as a member.

That is what Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said while on his official two-day visit to Belgrade this week, adding that Brussels sees this center, located in southern Serbia, as "a spies' nest and a security threat."

Turkish and Russian officials will meet in Turkey on Dec. 14 to discuss a possible cease-fire and corridor to evacuate civilians from war-torn Aleppo, as Syrian pro-government forces march toward retaking the entire city.

BELGRADE - It is strange to hear claims of alleged Russian threat from the Croatian authorities, Russia is ready to discuss them if Zagreb were to provide proof, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Sputnik.

BELGRADE - Brussels has called on Belgrade to close the Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center in the southern Serbian city of Nis, if the Balkan nation wants to join the European Union, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Sputnik in an interview.

Ivica Dacic says Serbia is "very grateful to Russia for its great support and assistance when it comes to the territorial integrity and sovereignty."

The Serbian first deputy PM and foreign minister was speaking late on Monday in Belgrade during a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who is on a two-day visit to Serbia.