He emphasized that he would not support sanctions against Dodik and that the European integration of the Western Balkans must be accelerated and that this would be a solution to the crisis.
At the same time, High Representative Christian Schmidt told Gurdian that the threat of re-establishing the Republika Srpska Army has weakened so far, but that BiH and the region are still heading for a crisis if there is no significant US-European diplomatic engagement.
Dodik also spoke up. He reiterated an earlier view that Schmidt was misrepresenting himself.