Rusija se međutim oštro usprotivila tome, a ambasador Vitaly Churkin je ustvrdio da Vijeće sigurnosti mora dati svoje odobrenje da bi EU, kako je planirano, početkom naredne godine poslala misiju na Kosovo.
Russia sharply disagreed, however, with Ambassador Vitaly Churkin insisting that the Security Council must give its approval in order for the EU to send a mission to Kosovo early next year, as planned.