Russian national detained in Kosovo; embassy demands immediate release

The Russian embassy in Serbia demanded the immediate release of a detained Russian national working at a United Nations mission in Kosovo, the RIA news agency reported on Tuesday. The Russian national was detained in a Serb-populated municipality in Kosovo's north during a police operation there, RIA said. "We demand the immediate release of the Russian and that those responsible for this flagrant incident be brought to account," the embassy was quoted as saying.