Kosovo will be come an independent state in the near future and Russia will have to accept it, Russian expert Grigory Trofimchuk said.

"Russia will have to accept the transforming situation, since it has no tools of pressure but for oil and gas," he said. "As to EU mission dispatch to Kosovo, it will be a cover for the process, which is understandable for everyone. Kosovo will become independent in the near future and Russia will remain empty-handed. Russia's presence in Serbia won't help," the expert said, Trend reports.