South Ossetia war

Russia will on Monday submit a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council on creating a corridor to allow Ukrainians to escape areas affected by fighting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
      
"Russia today plans to submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council," Lavrov said at a televised news conference.
      

Russia will respond if its interests in Ukraine are attacked, the country's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.

"Russia will respond if Russian interests are attacked"

MOSCOW -- Russia will retaliate if the unterests of its citizens or the citizens themselves are threatened, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

BELGRADE - Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Chepurin has conveyed Russia's position on the situation in Ukraine to Serbian Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkic.

Chepurin met with Mrkic on Wednesday and conveyed a message from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the Serbian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, but did not elaborate on the message.

FM receives EU representative, Russian ambassador

BELGRADE -- Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkić had separate meetings on Wednesday with EU Delegation chief Michael Davenport and Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Chepurin.

The two diplomats informed the Serbian minister "about the stands of Brussels and Moscow," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

Influence of crisis in Ukraine on Serbia Putin not to recognize Kosovo because of Crimea

Proclamation of Crimea independence shall have no influence on Russia’s stance towards Kosovo, both domestic and foreign experts believe. .