The president of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, has dismissed the bloc’s fears of Russia as irrational
The EU ought to cease vilifying Russia and its chief, Vladimir Putin, the president of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, has stated. The Serb chief of the autonomous area inside Bosnia and Herzegovina additionally dismissed claims that Moscow harbors aggressive plans towards EU international locations.
In an interview with Switzerland’s Die Weltwoche journal on Wednesday, Dodik stated the “Russian viewpoint is that the warfare in Ukraine had been imposed [on] Russia by the Western, international elite.” He went on to quote Boris Johnson’s alleged position within the derailment of peace negotiations between Moscow and Kiev in Istanbul, Türkiye in 2022. Russian officers have since claimed that the then-UK prime minister persuaded Ukraine to not signal a deal and “simply proceed combating.”
In November 2023, David Arakhamia, an MP allied with Zelensky who led the Ukrainian delegation, confirmed that this was the case. Johnson has denied the allegation.
In accordance with Dodik, “the Russians have discovered that they can’t belief the West as a result of the West lies on a regular basis.” He referenced the admissions by former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former French President Francois Hollande that the 2014-15 Minsk agreements had been a mere ploy to assist Kiev construct up its army capabilities.
Commenting on considerations amongst some EU member states that Russia could also be planning an assault on the bloc’s japanese members, Dodik stated, “I feel that this isn’t a rational clarification or expectation, and that Putin has no aspirations by any means towards these states.”
Requested for his suggestions to Brussels on coping with Russia, he argued that “they need to, to start with, cease demonizing Putin and demonizing Russia, and making an attempt to invent a story that might again that up.”
In accordance with Dodik, the Russian president seems to wish to interact with US President Donald Trump, whereas having no want to “speak with Europe.”
He instructed that in his talks with Moscow, Trump “ought to consider and respect the Russian necessities, the Russian requests,” and goal for a “complete settlement,” versus one narrowly focusing solely on Ukraine.
Talking to Serbian media this week, Dodik defied prime EU diplomat Kaja Kallas’ warning to EU candidate nations, demanding that they not “participate within the Could 9 [WWII Victory Day] occasions in Moscow.”
“I wish to be there and I’ll go,” the Bosnian Serb chief stated, including that he doesn’t worry any potential repercussions from Brussels.
