Separatist Bosnian Serb leader refuses to enter a plea on charges that he defied the top peace envoy
1 year, 2 months ago

Separatist Bosnian Serb leader refuses to enter a plea on charges that he defied the top peace envoy

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The separatist leader of the ethnic Serb mini-state within Bosnia on Monday refused to enter a plea on a criminal charge that he defied the top international envoy overseeing peace in the Balkan country. Milorad Dodik, the president of the Serb entity who has pushed for secession, called the court in the Bosnian capital illegitimate and displayed contempt for the state of Bosnia, which went through a bloody war in the 1990s and is again facing possible disintegration. Dodik has refused to recognize the legitimacy of envoy Christian Schmidt, the head of the Office of High Representative in Bosnia, which has the authority to change laws and replace officials who undermine peace. Bosnia’s two ministates were established in a U.S.-brokered 1995 peace deal that ended ethnic carnage in which more than 100,000 people died and millions were displaced.

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Separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik vows to tear his country apart despite US warnings
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik vows to tear his country apart despite US warnings

Associated Press  

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The Bosnian Serbs’ separatist leader vowed to carry on weakening his war-scarred country to the point where it will tear apart, despite a pledge by the United States to prevent such an outcome. “I am not irrational, I know that America’s response will be to use force … but I have no reason to be frightened …

Bosnia court confirms charges against Bosnian Serb leader Dodik for defying top international envoy
1 year, 3 months ago

Bosnia court confirms charges against Bosnian Serb leader Dodik for defying top international envoy

The Independent  

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Bosnian Serbs stage protests in support of their separatist leader
1 year, 3 months ago

Bosnian Serbs stage protests in support of their separatist leader

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Hundreds of Bosnian Serbs waved flags of Serbia and Russia and banners of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday as they staged a protest in support of their separatist leader who seeks union with neighboring Serbia. The protests were held at the unmarked internal border in Bosnia that separates the country into two entities — the Bosnian …

Serbia to ignore US sanctions against Bosnian Serbs accused of undermining deal that ended the war
1 year, 4 months ago

Serbia to ignore US sanctions against Bosnian Serbs accused of undermining deal that ended the war

Associated Press  

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Serbia will ignore U.S. sanctions recently imposed on top Bosnian Serb officials for undermining a 1995 peace agreement that ended a war that left more than 100,000 dead and millions homeless, the Serbian president said Friday. “It is hard, but that’s the only possible decision.” The four Bosnian Serb officials sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury on …

Putin meets Bosnian Serb separatist leader, praises Serbia
2 years, 3 months ago

Putin meets Bosnian Serb separatist leader, praises Serbia

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday days after he endorsed Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine, Russian and Serbian media reported. Dodik, a Serb member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, has frequently met with Putin, especially ahead of elections when he wants to show to the highly pro-Russian Bosnian Serb …

Bosnia’s Dodik: From moderate to genocide-denying autocrat
2 years, 11 months ago

Bosnia’s Dodik: From moderate to genocide-denying autocrat

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — He was once described in Washington as an anti-nationalist “breath of fresh air” in the murderous, genocide-scarred Balkan morass of ethnically divided Bosnia. The 63-year-old political science graduate first came to prominence in 1998, as a moderate reformist narrowly elected regional prime minister of Republika Srpska, one of Bosnia’s two postwar administrative units. He notoriously defended the …

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Is a split inevitable?
3 years ago

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Is a split inevitable?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, December 7 at 19:30 GMT: Bosnia-Herzegovina’s future is in question as the Serb leader within the country’s tripartite presidency pushes to withdraw the largely-autonomous Republika Srpska entity from the country’s army and key political institutions. People across Bosnia-Herzegovina – comprised of a Bosniak-Croat Federation and the Serb-run Republika Srpska – are waiting to see if Republika Srpska’s parliament …

US envoy: Bosnia’s presidency pledges no more wars
3 years, 1 month ago

US envoy: Bosnia’s presidency pledges no more wars

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Members of Bosnia’s collective presidency have offered assurances that there will be no repeat of ethnic clashes in the war-scarred nation, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Monday, despite deep tensions triggered by Bosnian Serb separatist moves. Schmidt also warned that Balkan nation could break up if the international community does not curb threatened separatist actions by …

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