Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik reacted to yesterday’s comment by US President Joe Biden, who said that the destruction of Ukraine could lead to a security crisis in the Balkans.
“The president of powerful America misleads the public, spreads fear and calls for war. Once the peoples of this region were naive, they put other people’s interests above their own and paid a tragic price. The Serbian people,” said Dodik.
He pointed out that Serbs in the Balkans are committed to peace, cooperation and progress.
“To realize your interests, you bear the costs yourself. Serbs will not be a coin for anyone’s bribery. So stop telling lies, stop inciting us against each other. We have the right to a future in peace,” said Dodik.
In the end, he made a suggestion to the American president.
“In fact, you can recommend to the few Europeans who still listen to you that Bosnia and Herzegovina deserves to start negotiations with the EU,” said Dodik.
It is important to remind the public that three years ago, Dodik threatened to take over the barracks of the Armed Forces of BiH according to the “Slovenian model”. Today he does not claim it, but he announces the declaration of the entity’s independence, which would undoubtedly cause a security crisis.
“We will take over the barracks in the RS and set up our own guards and decide who can enter and who cannot,” Dodik said in October 2021.
SNSD member Dušanka Majkić threatened Russian intervention in BiH at the beginning of the Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2022 if our country takes steps towards joining NATO.
“To remind: Moscow said in March 2021 that it would react if Bosnia and Herzegovina takes steps towards joining NATO. Don’t pretend you didn’t know later,” said Majkic.
Such views are contrary to what Dodik claims in his comment on Biden’s statement, Klix.ba writes.