Belgrade and Pristina are entering a final round of diplomacy on the fate of Serbia's breakaway province today, but prospects of a breakthrough are bleak, as Serbia has ruled out "Kosovo's independence in any form".
On Friday (10 August), the so-called international troika – consisting of a representative from the US, Russia and the EU – will travel to the Balkans to launch last resort negotiations aimed at reaching a deal between the two disputed sides.
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