Kosovo celebrates independence , but riots break out in Belgrade . The province has been under U.N. administration and patrolled by NATO troops since a 1999 bombing campaign that halted a Serb-led campaign against Kosovo 's ethnic Albanian majority . PM Thaci : ` I will not allow this to happen U.S. , EU expected to recognize new state , but Serbia and ally Russia will not .
Kosovo celebrates independence , but riots break out in Belgrade . PM Thaci : ` I will not allow this to happen U.S. , EU expected to recognize new state , but Serbia and ally Russia will not .