trouble is brewing ; and look whos there but U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ;

MOSCOW, Russia (AP) -- Russia's Foreign Minister accused the West of encouraging Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority to unilaterally declare independence, saying the move would rekindle hostilities in the province and erode global stability, according to an interview released Sunday.
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(CNN) -- The head of NATO promised stern action Friday against any groups seeking a return to violence in the Balkans, after government officials in Serbia raised the specter of war against Kosovo.
At a meeting in Belgium, NATO also confirmed it will maintain its troop contingent in the state to deter violence that may follow the collapse of talks on the future of the Kosovo, which remains a province of Serbia but is seeking independence.
NATO currently has 16,000 troops stationed in the province.
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under U.N. administration since 1999, when NATO ejected Serbian forces from the province.

International opinion on the future make-up of the Balkan state is divided, with America already committed to the idea of independence.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who is attending the Brussels talks, has said there was "logic" to the move.