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Serbian president turns to Russia amid rising tensions with Kosovo after monastery gun battle
Summary by Ground News
Serbia has turned to its longtime ally Russia after Kosovo accused it of orchestrating an attack in an ethnic Serbian-majority region of northern Kosovo on Sunday. One policeman and three of the approximately 30 gunmen were killed, according to Kosovo forces. Russia, which does not recognize Kosovo's independence and has close ties with Serbia, said it was watching the situation closely.
Serbia turned to its longtime ally, Russia, after Kosovo accused it of staging an assation against the cop. As a result of the action, one security officer was lost. The police destroyed four gunmen, and also found a large cache of ammunition in the area of the Orthodox monastery.