Bosnian Serbs Expel German Minister Amid Rising Tensions

The Green politician Anna Lührmann reports that she was threatened with violence by representatives of the Serb leader Dodik. How this happened – and how Lührmann reacts to it.

Milorad Dodik, who has been sanctioned by the US since 2017, and now also by Germany and Austria, is being sought by arrest warrants because he wants to split off the half of Bosnia and Herzegovina and join Serbia.

Bosnian Serbs Expel German Minister Amid Rising Tensions

Bosnian Serb authorities have declared German State Minister for Europe and Climate, Anna Lührmann, persona non grata following her visit to the Serb-majority entity of Republika Srpska. This diplomatic incident escalates tensions between Bosnian Serb leaders and Western nations, particularly Germany and Austria, amid ongoing political strife in the region. Key Takeaways Anna Lührmann was expelled after meeting with opposition groups in Banja L…

Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik said that the entity is determined to preserve its constitutional position guaranteed by the Dayton Peace Agreement, emphasizing that stability is a priority, but that it will not allow "humiliation and abuse by extra-constitutional institutions." "Republika Srpska knows its way and is determined to defend its constitutional position, which is guaranteed by the Dayton Peace Agreement," Dodik wrote on the …

CONSIDERING the overall situation related to the collapse of the Dayton Peace Agreement, it is quite natural that, as a party that signed all the Dayton annexes, the Republika Srpska should request protection of the Dayton Agreement and our positions from Serbia and Croatia, since they are signatories to the framework agreement, stated the President of the Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, at a session of the Republika Srpska Government. Dodik st…

Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik stated that protection of the Dayton Agreement will be sought from the signatories