::By trying to add as many conditions as possible to the first sentence, we make it harder to read and, of course, there are serious problems with undue weight. It's understandable that most talkpage discussion is about the Kosovo/Serbia problem because that's the controversial bit, but in reality there's a lot more to Kosovo. Readers would be better served if we put all the conditions in a second sentence - something like this: "Kosovo is a landlocked country in southeastern Europe. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008; while Serbia recognises the Republic's governance of Kosovo, it still continues to claim it as its own Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija."