The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in Moscow MOSCOW, January 4 — RIA Novosti. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation called arbitrariness the declaration of Kosovo by a Russian employee of the UN mission persona non grata, Moscow expects a categorical rebuff from the UN. Comments of the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova, posted on the website of the diplomatic department, says that on December 31, 2021, the «Ministry of Foreign Affairs» Kosovo has declared «persona non grata» the representative of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in Leposavic, Zvecan and Zubin Potok who is a Russian citizen. 
The UN called the declaration of a Russian persona non grata in Kosovo illegal. to ensure the safety of the Russian and all other UN mission personnel, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, commenting on the «persona non grata» announcement of an employee of the UN Mission in Kosovo. » the interim administration in Kosovo in Leposavic, Zvecan and Zubin-Potok, A. N. Antonov, who is a Russian citizen. «We call on UNMIK and the International Force for Kosovo, within the framework of their powers under the said UN Security Council resolution, to ensure the security of the Russian and all other members of the UN mission,» — stated in the commentary by Zakharova, published on the portal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. We emphasize the need for the reaction of the international community to the facts of violation of the status of the staff of the UN missions deployed by the decision of the UN Security Council in various parts of the world from Africa and Europe to Asia and Latin America to be clear and without double standards, fully consistent with the objective approach of the UN to issues ensuring peace and security in accordance with the principles and goals of the UN Charter «, — added the representative of the department. Also, Moscow considers the announcement by the authorities of Kosovo of the Russian diplomat persona non grata as a provocation aimed at aggravating interethnic relations in the region, according to a statement published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation . 
The embassy commented on the situation with the UN employee in Kosovo » and not last of course, the constructive role of Russia in the Balkans, «the message says. It is emphasized that in this way the Kosovo authorities are trying to get rid of those who can objectively record the destructive policy of Pristina, carried out in the Serbian-populated regions of the province.
