Pristina's chances of joining the Council of Europe are high, especially after the recent exclusion of Russia from that organization, writes today's Moscow daily Komersant.
The newspaper reminds that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić promised a strong diplomatic response, apparently counting on Moscow's support, but adds that, however, the question is whether he will get it.
Dnevnik writes that Serbia itself has supported anti-Russian resolutions in the United Nations (UN) three times during the Ukrainian crisis, including the suspension of Russia's membership in the Human Rights Council, and that Vučić recently criticized the Kremlin for weakening Serbia's position when it comes to Kosovo.
Komersant writes that Pristina's membership in the Council of Europe would be a great diplomatic victory for it, and that it has a great chance of getting the necessary majority in that organization, since two-thirds of the members supported Kosovo's independence.
The newspaper writes, referring to unnamed sources close to the authorities in Serbia, that Belgrade will start an active diplomatic campaign again so that the countries that recognized Kosovo withdraw their recognition.
"In carrying out a powerful campaign in the world to revoke the recognition of Kosovo, Belgrade obviously counts, as before, on the support of Moscow", the newspaper writes and adds that, however, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently, for the first time during the Ukrainian crisis, expressed dissatisfaction with Serbia's position , which supported three anti-Russian resolutions in the UN".
The paper reminds that last Sunday the President of Serbia generally criticized the Kremlin for weakening the Serbian position on Kosovo.
"So that active Russian participation in the Serbian campaign this time is not at all obvious," concludes Komersant.
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