Russian embassy: Ivanovic's murder is attempt to intimidate Serbs in Kosovo

The murder of Kosovo Serb leader Oliver Ivanovic is yet another attempt to intimidate Serbs living in Kosovo, the Russian embassy in Serbia said on Tuesday.

"We are deeply shocked by the tragic death in a terror attack of Oliver Ivanovic, a man he has dedicated his life to the advocacy of the rights of Serbs after NATO's aggression against Serbia and Kosovo's and Metohija's forced separation from it and has been persecuted for that. It is yet another attempt to intimidate the Serb population, to undermine prospects for peace and mutually acceptable solution to the conflict. It is a vivid example of lawfulness and violence are plaguing Kosovo," the embassy said in a statement posted on its website.

The Russian diplomats offered condolences to Ivanovic' family and stressed they hope the crime "will be thoroughly investigated under the leading role of international...