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BELGRADE - Alexander Karpushin, Russia's ambassador to Albania, told "Koha Ditore" that UN Resolution 1244 does not allow the formation of the Army of Kosovo.

Vukota Govedarica, head of the main opposition party in the Bosnian Serb-led entity, the Serbian Democratic Party, SDS, said his party was demanding an investigation into how much money Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik has spent on US lobbying firms and what their effect was.

BELGRADE - The new US administration will maintain the same policy towards the Western Balkans and continue to support the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson said in Belgrade on Wednesday.

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BELGRADE - Igor Pavlovsky, Ukraine's deputy defense minister, has confirmed that Kiev-led forces have been on an offensive in eastern Ukraine. In an interview with Radio Sputnik, Russian political analyst Sergei Sudakov asserted that these activities are linked to the new US administration coming to power.

US Ambassador in Athens Geoffrey R. Pyatt on Wednesday defended his country's policy in favor of Europe's energy source diversification and launched an offensive against Russia for trying to dominate the European energy market for political purposes.

"Bulgaria's choice of the EU and NATO is strategic and should not be called into question.As for the sanctions [against Russia], I do not see what is the practical use of them, as the losses are obvious.

BELGRADE - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has dismissed concerns that the U.S. Senate may not ratify the NATO-accession agreement for Montenegro.

Speaking on January 26 alongside Montenegrin Prime Minister Dusko Markovic at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Stoltenberg said, "I am confident that the accession protocol will be ratified by the [U.S.] Senate."

Turkey has two concrete expectations about the USA related to the Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen and the Kurdish rebels in Syria, reported BGNES.

BANJALUKA - Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik on Wednesday dismissed as inappropriate the decision of the outgoing US administration to impose sanctions on him, noting it was a result of his unwillingness to bargain with the interests of RS.

What is important is that these are not sanctions against RS, Dodik told a press conference.

Republika Srpska Prime Minister Zeljka Cvijanovic, along with the wife of the entity president, were in Washington on Friday to attend events surrounding Donald Trump's inauguration as new US President.