Western diplomats also press Albanian leaders to issue statements rejecting violence as president tries to postpone local elections, due for this weekend, till October
National Security Council's senior director for EU affairs says punitive tariff alone restricts US role in talks, which Kosovo has called for
Protest on Saturday turned violent, but opposition supporters Monday marched in front of main government buildings but did not attempt to break a police barrier; instead, they threw firecrackers at offices of Prime Minister Edi Rama
Russia has pointed to the 1999 NATO intervention in Kosovo as precedent for Moscow actions in Crimea