On the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for the abolishment of the office of the high representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina that oversees the implementation of the Dayton peace accords plan, echoing the sentiments of Kremlin's ally Milorad Dodik, the former president of Republika Srpska. But the European Union would disagree.
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OFAC stopped the sale of Serbia’s NIS subsidiary companies in Romania, Bulgaria and Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Serbian Oil Industry NIS, faces additional problems due to sanctions resulting in closed gas stations and blocked accounts across Romania, Bulgaria, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Cumulatively, losses amount to around 360 million euros, burdening Serbian taxpayers and shareholders, while attempts to sell subsidiaries have stalled due to OFAC sanctions.
Thirty years after the Srebrenica genocide, Serbia has a new generation of war crimes fans
The majority of Serbian society, and that includes the people in both Serbia and Republika Srpska, continues with the war crimes denial, because it is a basis for the Serbian authoritarian, parochial grievance politics. This isn't just state policy, as espoused in the actions and inactions of the governments in Belgrade and Banja Luka, but a sentiment shared by most people across the political spectrum, both in the ruling parties and the majority of opposition movements. Yes, by the students in Serbia, as well.
Why Serbia stands with Trump
Yes, yes, Serbia 35% tariffs, Trump crazy. But Serbian political discourse and The Donald already have some history behind them. Read which convicted Serbian war criminal supported Trump's presidential bid since 2016, and how and why Carl Bildt got to mock Vučić on Twitter in 2020. Plus, we really dig vindictive narcissist dilettantes here.