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EU Increases Peacekeeping Forces in Bosnia Amid Rising Separatist Tensions

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik's separatist actions and conviction escalate political crisis, drawing international condemnation and Russian support.

Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik speaks after a court sentenced him to one year in prison and banned him from engaging in politics for six years over his separatist actions, during a rally in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)
Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik watches ruling by the court after a court sentenced him to one year in prison and banned him from engaging in politics for six years over his separatist actions, during a rally in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)
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Overview

  • The European Union announced the deployment of 400 additional troops to its EUFOR peacekeeping mission in Bosnia, raising the total force to 1,500 to address escalating tensions.
  • Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik enacted laws rejecting federal police and judiciary authority in the Republika Srpska region, defying the country's constitutional order.
  • Bosnia's Constitutional Court temporarily suspended Dodik's separatist laws, which were passed after his conviction and sentencing for undermining the Dayton Peace Agreement.
  • Dodik has called on ethnic Serbs to resign from federal institutions and join Republika Srpska's government, further straining the fragile post-war governance structure.
  • The U.S. and EU condemned Dodik's actions as destabilizing, while Russia expressed solidarity with Dodik, intensifying international divisions over the crisis.