Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday that Moscow has urged Pristina, as well as the United States and the European Union, which back the Kosovo authorities, to halt provocations and respect the rights of Kosovo's Serbs.

In a statement, Zakharova said: "We are calling on Pristina and the US and the EU, who are behind it, to cease provocations and respect the rights of Serbs in Kosovo." 

She went on to say that recent events in Kosovo are proof of the EU mediation mission's failure, accusing Pristina of deliberately escalating the situation by instituting "discriminatory rules."

In a different context, the Serbian Defense Ministry denied, on Saturday, reports of its military deployment to Kosovo and Metohija, urging people not to spread misinformation.

The ministry claimed that Pristina allegedly spread false reports about alleged clashes between Serbian armed forces and Kosovo police.

"The defense ministry informs that the Serbian military has not crossed the administrative line and not entered the territory of Kosovo and Metohija in any way," the ministry added.

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