Brumous February morning

The European Union has withdrawn staff from a divided Kosovo city following violent protests by the Serb minority, an EU envoy said Saturday as Russia warned Kosovo's independence could increase terrorism.

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"With Kosovo now the gun has been cocked and no one knows when and where the shot will ring out," said Anatoly Safonov, Putin's envoy for international cooperation against terrorism and organised crime, in an interview with the Russian news agency Interfax.

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"The danger is of unleashing a powerful machine of destruction, the consequences of which are unpredictable. It's a pity they have forgotten the lessons of the past, including the lesson of Munich in 1938," he said.

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It also quoted a Kosovo Serb leader, Goran Bogdanovic, as predicting a new "dispute among the great powers" over Kosovo.

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Cavaco Silva voltou a falar de prudência em relação à questão do Kosovo. José Sócrates, muito à sua maneira, promete uma decisão rápida sobre o reconhecimento.Desinteligência à vista entre os dois quanto ao melhor método de lidar com o caso?E os factores em jogo serão mais nacionais ou internacionais?