# Kosovo ‘authorities’ ready to repress Serbs at first opportunity, Russian MFA says

https://mins.news/en/item/28351

- TASS, 2026-08-21 12:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2176121

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Western capitals’ inaction was encouraging ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, where the “authorities” were ready to repress Serbs at the first opportunity. She called KFOR’s decision to reduce its presence at vulnerable Serb-Albanian contact points, partly replacing troops with Pristina’s “police,” cynical and irresponsible, warning it could heighten interethnic tensions.

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