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German foreign minister visits Bosnia, urges Western Balkans join EU in face of Russian aggression
9 months, 2 weeks ago

German foreign minister visits Bosnia, urges Western Balkans join EU in face of Russian aggression

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Germany’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Western Balkans countries joining the European Union is a “geopolitical necessity” that would make Europe stronger in the face of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine. “I would like all six countries in the Western Balkans to be able to join,” Annalena Baerbock said while visiting Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina. “The …

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War-scarred Sarajevo celebrates 40th anniversary of 1984 Winter Olympics and looks to the future
10 months, 2 weeks ago

War-scarred Sarajevo celebrates 40th anniversary of 1984 Winter Olympics and looks to the future

The Independent  

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Bosnian Serbs award Putin with medal of honor
1 year, 11 months ago

Bosnian Serbs award Putin with medal of honor

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The Bosnian Serb separatist leader on Sunday awarded Russian President Vladimir Putin with the highest medal of honor for his “patriotic concern and love” for the Serb-controlled half of Bosnia. “Putin is responsible for developing and strengthening cooperation and political and friendly relations between RS and Russia,” the Bosnian Serb president, Milorad Dodik, said at the awards …

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Bosnian Serbs award Putin with medal of honor
1 year, 11 months ago

Bosnian Serbs award Putin with medal of honor

The Independent  

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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 …

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Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Moscow using Soviet-era missiles
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Moscow using Soviet-era missiles

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from June 30: The number of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine has more than doubled in the last two weeks, and Moscow is using inaccurate Soviet-era missiles for more than half of the attacks. 30 Jun 2022 - 13:37 GMT Lavrov says new ‘iron curtain’ descending between Russia and West Russia’s foreign minister says a new “iron curtain” …

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EXPLAINER: Western Balkans’ promised EU future still hazy
2 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: Western Balkans’ promised EU future still hazy

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — European Union leaders will seek to offer support this week to six Western Balkan countries that have long been knocking at the bloc’s doors, and now see the war in Ukraine raging not far from their borders amid fears Russia could turn its sights on their region. The two-day summit starting Thursday in Brussels is expected to …

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Ukraine latest updates: Moscow says Azovstal now ‘liberated’
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine latest updates: Moscow says Azovstal now ‘liberated’

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from May 20: Azovstal steelworks plant was last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol and had been under weeks-long siege. “In conditions in which we exist, it would be a problem for us to impose any kind of sanctions and join the EU or global sanctions.” 20 May 2022 - 19:02 GMT Russia says remaining Azovstal defenders have …

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Serbs stage pro-Russia marches amid V-Day ceremonies
2 years, 7 months ago

Serbs stage pro-Russia marches amid V-Day ceremonies

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Pro-Russia marches were staged in Serbia and the Serb-run entity in Bosnia — both traditional allies of Moscow in the Balkans — amid ceremonies Monday to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. A Serbian cabinet minister and Russia’s ambassador to Serbia joined dozens of people in the Moscow-backed march in Belgrade, an annual …

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Russian embassy in Bosnia warns of destabilisation
2 years, 8 months ago

Russian embassy in Bosnia warns of destabilisation

Al Jazeera  

Tensions are rising over a property law seen as part of a Serb independence drive in Bosnia. The Russian embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina has criticised the suspension of a Bosnian Serb property law and warned of potential destabilisation in the tense Balkan country unless the decision by the top UN representative is revoked. German diplomat Christian Schmidt, head of …

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Time for Bosnia to ‘get rid of Russian influence’: Analysts
2 years, 9 months ago

Time for Bosnia to ‘get rid of Russian influence’: Analysts

Al Jazeera  

There is now an opportunity for vulnerable countries like Bosnia to shake off Russian influence and take steps to join NATO, analysts say. The EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell echoed this concern on Monday, saying, “We’re worried that there could be more conflicts… that something might happen again in the Balkans.” Bosnia, Kosovo and Serbia are the only countries …

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EU boosts Bosnia force after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

EU boosts Bosnia force after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

European Union to send 500 reserves of peacekeeping force to Bosnia as a precautionary measure to stave off any instability. The European Union will nearly double the size of its peacekeeping force in Bosnia by sending in 500 reserves as a precautionary measure to stave off any instability after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The deterioration of the security situation internationally …

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With all eyes on Ukraine, Putin to send his envoy to Balkans
2 years, 10 months ago

With all eyes on Ukraine, Putin to send his envoy to Balkans

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — With all eyes on a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending his top security envoy to the Balkans where Moscow has been trying to maintain influence mainly through its ally Serbia, according to reports. “There’s information that mercenaries are being recruited in Kosovo, Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina to knock Russia out …

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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 …

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