Bih. The pro -Russian Milorad President Milorad Dodik has a proposal for Donald Trump

Milorad Dodik – an extreme nationalist in the Serbian Republic, which is part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, wants to offer the US President Donald Trump in exchange for reducing international pressure, which is exerted on it.

Milorad Dodik accused the European Union on Friday of “a lack of understanding of what is happening in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, however, claiming that this knowledge is allegedly had the right -wing parties of some European countries.

The pro -Russian president of the Republic of Serbian also stated that “he believes that he will soon have the opportunity to establish better relations with the US, from which he expects to reduce pressure on the majority of Serbian part of Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Bosnian editors of N1 TV said.

Bosnia and Herzegovina They form three entities – the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, inhabited by the Serbs, in which Bosnian Muslims and Croats dominate, and a small Bryczko district. Both autonomous parts of BiH have their own presidents, governments, parliaments and are connected by weak central institutions based in Sarajevo.

Dodik confirmed on Friday – talking about how he sees the future of the Autonomous Serbian Republic – that he is ready to offer Trump management of lithium deposits located in the territory of the Republic. The existence of raw material deposits in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina was confirmed at the end of 2024, but its quantity has not yet been thoroughly studied.

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Dodik's conviction

Dodik also stated that even in the case of issuing a final conviction against him, he would not respect him and will not give up his political career.

The court of first instance in Sarajevo sentenced him at the end of February to a year in prison and six years of ban on performing public functions for hindering the implementation of the decision of a high representative of the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christian Schmidt. This institution supervises the implementation of the provisions of the peace system from Dayton, which ended the war in the 90s.

Dodik's defense appealed against the judgment.

The decision of the Bosnian court caused one of the most serious political crises in the country after the end of the war. After the announcement of the judgment, the Parliament of the Republic of Serbian voted a number of laws prohibiting actions on its territory of several central institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including courts, prosecutor's office and federal police.

After the documents were signed by Dodik, Constitutional Tribunal Bosnia and Herzegovina suspended their validity on March 7 until the final decision was made.

The prosecutor's office of Bosnia and Herzegovina is investigating the alleged assassination of the country's constitutional order against Dodik, Prime Minister and the President of the Parliament of the Serbian Republic. The court of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued a nationwide order to arrest three politicians. Everyone is currently in the Serbian Republic.

At the beginning of April, Germany and Austria They banned the most important politicians of the Serbian Republic, including Dodik, and entering their territory.

At the beginning of April, Dodik met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Dodik reported, among other things, that Putin assured him of support Russia To end the operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina of international institutions, including the work of a high representative of the international community. He also emphasized that his visit to Moscow at the time was his twenty -sixth meeting with Putin.

Dodik has been on the sanction list since 2022 USA Due to his “participation in violation or action that hinders or threatening the implementation of the peace agreement with Dayton (ending the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina – ed.), as well as for corruption activities.” In 2023, he admitted in an interview with Russian RT television that “he wants the Serbian Republic to become an independent country.”