Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Bosnia acquits ex-policemen over POWs killing

killing

On Thursday, a Bosnian court acquitted a former police commander of killing eight ethnic Serb prisoners of war during the siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s. Dragan Vikic and three other former policemen were acquitted “since it was not proven that they had committed the criminal acts that they were accused of”, the court said … Read more

Russia warns West against Bosnia ‘destabilisation’

Russia

The Russian consulate in Sarajevo on Wednesday cautioned the West’s mentality could cause “destabilization” in Bosnia, a day after the nation’s top worldwide agent suspended a dissident ethnic Serb regulation. The response of Moscow reflects strains in the unpredictable Balkans district, generally conflicted between East and West, and where Russia looks to broaden its impact. … Read more

US envoy rules out new Bosnia war

SARAJEVO – Fears of a new conflict over Bosnia can be ruled out, a senior US diplomat said Monday after meeting the nation’s ethnic Serb leader who has been accused of endangering peace. A decade after Bosnia’s bloody 1990s war, the international community pressed ethnic Serbs into a joint army with the nation’s ethnic Croats and … Read more