The Albanian Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs have rejected today the allegations of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that mercenaries from Albania and Kosovo are fighting against Russian separatists in Donbas.

The Ministri summoned Russian Ambassador to Tirana Mikhail Afanassyev and has requested an official denial of the report.

“Russia has information that mercenaries from these countries have been sent there”, Lavrov was quoted as saying by Sputnik.