Russian journalist arrested at border in Kosovo on suspicion that she could be a spy, security agencies are investigating " The detention of Darya Aslamova was reported, in particular, by Interior Minister Jalal Svekla, Reuters reports..

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“Many countries have proven that she was spying for Russian military intelligence and posing as a journalist,” Svekli said in a statement..

The network has several photos of Aslamova with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and another with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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Russia is an ally of Serbia and an opponent of Kosovo's independence.

Russia is Serbia's main ally and, like Belgrade, opposes Kosovo's independence.

Tensions between the western Balkan neighbors (Kosovo and Serbia) flared up recently and peaked last week after Kosovo said it would oblige Serbs living in the north of the country and using Serbian license plates to apply for license plates issued by Pristina authorities. Now the fulfillment of obligations is delayed.

Ethnic Serbs make up about 5% of Kosovo's population, which is 90% ethnic Albanian.

During the incident, police said on Saturday that one of their patrols near the border with Serbia had entered an area of \u200b\u200bthe country clouded by ethnic disputes and smuggling..

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Kosovo joins EU sanctions and condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Kosovo has joined the European Union and the United States in condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine and has already imposed sanctions.

Recall that the government of Kosovo has postponed the introduction of identification cards and license plates for Serbs until September.