When Vladimir Putin visited Kosovo in 2001 (Photo)

You may find it incredible, but Russia's leader and one of the biggest opponents of Kosovo independence, Vladimir Putin, has visited Kosovo.

Putin today will visit Belgrade, one of its main allies, but many years ago, the Russian president was also in Kosovo.

It was the summer of 2001, two years after Serbian soldiers left when Putin had landed in Kosovo, he had then visited Russian troops who had usurped Pristina Airport.

During his visit, Kosovo Putin had called for the isolation of <x0 terrorist”, defending Serbia's sovereignty.

Now when Kosovo is independent, Putin can only dream of visiting Kosovo.

In recent years, various organisations have often been alarmed by Russian influence in the Balkans, but also in Kosovo.