{"id":12526,"date":"2025-03-06T14:03:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T12:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/?p=12526"},"modified":"2025-03-06T14:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T12:03:22","slug":"manipulimi-i-zyrtareve-ruse-me-rezoluten-1244","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/disinfo\/manipulimi-i-zyrtareve-ruse-me-rezoluten-1244\/","title":{"rendered":"The Manipulation of UN Resolution 1244 by Russian Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 1, 2025, \u201cEuronews.rs<\/a>\u201d published an article titled, \"Zakharova: Russia's stance on the Kosovo and M issue has not changed.\"<\/p>\n

The article presents statements from the spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, who emphasized that Moscow continues to hold the same position regarding Kosovo's status, based on history and international law.<\/p>\n

According to her, Russia's position remains unchanged as it is based on UN Security Council Resolution 1244, which, according to the Kremlin's narrative, calls Kosovo's statehood into question.<\/p>\n

\"Neither history nor international law has changed, so why would our position?\" Zakharova stated.<\/p>\n

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Her statement was also shared by other media outlets such as: Naslovi.net<\/a>, Alo.rs<\/a>, Politika.rs<\/a>, Kosovo Online<\/a>, Vreme.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Russian narrative consistently refers to Resolution 1244<\/a> as the main argument against Kosovo\u2019s statehood, but its interpretation does not align with the political and legal developments on the ground.<\/p>\n

Resolution 1244, adopted on June 10, 1999, established a civilian and military presence in Kosovo, stipulating that a final settlement should take into account the will of Kosovo\u2019s majority population. It placed Kosovo in a transitional process toward self-governance and explicitly ruled out its return under Serbia\u2019s authority.<\/p>\n

With the declaration of independence on February 17, 2008, its recognition by the majority of democratic countries, and the opinion<\/a> of the International Court of Justice in 2010, which deemed the declaration of independence lawful, the relevance of Resolution 1244 has diminished. Contrary to Russia\u2019s narrative, this resolution does not stipulate that Kosovo must remain part of Serbia but was intended to create conditions for a sustainable solution, which has now materialized through Kosovo\u2019s independence.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s strategy regarding Kosovo is not solely about Serbia but is tied to its broader strategic interests on the international stage.<\/p>\n

Russia exploits the Kosovo issue<\/a> to challenge U.S. and EU influence in the Balkans, spreading the narrative that the West \"violates international law\" and \"applies double standards.\"<\/p>\n

By promoting destabilizing narratives, Russia aims to fuel interethnic tensions and hinder the full integration of the Balkans into the EU and NATO.<\/p>\n

*This article is published as part of the Western Balkans Regional Initiative against disinformation.<\/em>\u00a0\u201cWestern Balkans Anti-Disinformation Hub: exposing malign influences through watchdog journalism.\u201d<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

M\u00eb dat\u00eb 1 mars 2025, \u201cEuronews.rs\u201d ka publikuar nj\u00eb artikull me titull, \u201cZakharova: Q\u00ebndrimi i Rusis\u00eb p\u00ebr \u00e7\u00ebshtjen e Kosov\u00ebs dhe M nuk ka ndryshuar\u201d. Ky artikull paraqet deklaratat e z\u00ebdh\u00ebn\u00ebses s\u00eb Ministris\u00eb s\u00eb Jashtme ruse, Maria Zakharova, e cila theksoi se Moska vijon t\u00eb mbaj\u00eb t\u00eb nj\u00ebjtin q\u00ebndrim ndaj statusit t\u00eb Kosov\u00ebs, duke u […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":6447,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1241,363],"tags":[636,643],"ppma_author":[28],"class_list":["post-12526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-debunking","category-disinfo","tag-independence-of-kosovo","tag-russia"],"authors":[{"term_id":28,"user_id":18,"is_guest":0,"slug":"disinfo","display_name":"Disinfo","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Sbunker_FAKE_NEWS_001-min1647858578.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Sbunker_FAKE_NEWS_001-min1647858578.jpg"},"user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"Disinfo","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12526"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12528,"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12526\/revisions\/12528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12526"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=12526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}