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Russia has warned it will change its policy towards breakaway regions in Georgia if the West recognises Kosovo's independence, reports say.
Moscow has repeatedly hinted it could respond to an independent Kosovo by recognising South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
A foreign ministry statement said Moscow would "adjust its line" on the regions, but did not say how.
Kosovo may declare independence this weekend, and the US and most EU states are expected to recognise it quickly.
Most people in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which have enjoyed de facto independence since the early 1990s, already have Russian citizenship.
Georgia accuses Russia of supporting both regions, in order to undermine its own attempts to build a strong and independent nation state.
"The declaration and recognition of Kosovo independence will force Russia to adjust its line towards Abkhazia and South Ossetia," Interfax quoted the foreign ministry as saying.
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