Russia will support the Serbian initiative of an investigation into illegal trafficking in human organs under the UN umbrella, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin told a Moscow-New York video press conference on Tuesday.

EULEX mission in Kosovo is unable to handle the situation alone and Russia will support the Serbian initiative for an investigation under the UN umbrella, he said.

The UN Security Council recently listened to a report about the Kosovo situation and an impasse prevailed, Churkin said, Itar-Tass reports.

Russia calls for further international presence in Kosovo and its stand is that no decisions or steps can be taken without the consent of the Serbs, he said.