Vladimir Putin and Bill Clinton's discussion about removing Yugoslavian leader Slobodan Milosevic in 2000 reveals the double-standard of Russian government.
The United States helps Serbia negotiate deal between Serbia and breakaway region Kosovo, normalizing economic relations. Although this came with benefits to US foreign policy (both Serbia and Kosovo plan to build embassies in Jerusalem and the latter will commence diplomatic relations with US ally Israel), political tensions between Serbia and Kosovo will not falter, as the former still refuses to grant independence to the region. Russia remains adamant that Serbia, a major buyer of Russian natural gas, maintain control over the region.
