Serbian President Issues Cryptic Warning to Nation
President Vučić warned of “difficult days” ahead, leading to fears of renewed conflict in the Balkans.
President Vučić warned of “difficult days” ahead, leading to fears of renewed conflict in the Balkans.
“There can be no sovereignty if you’re a colony,” Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik said, calling Bosnia’s western supervision illegitimate and announcing a possible referendum on the region’s future, which could rip the country apart.
Election results followed the same trend seen over the past 25 years of ethnocentric politics, in sync with the country’s enduring ethnic rifts. But a contested result has led to protests.
As the Russia-NATO standoff preoccupied Western leaders in late 2021, the worrying development did not receive the care it merited. At a meeting of EU foreign ministers last Monday, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell at last presented their response.
The country’s Serb-run entity, Republika Srpska, will quit key state institutions to achieve full autonomy.
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