... already agreed by the parties, primarily in terms of the formation of the Community of Serbian Municipalities in Kosovo. Pristina has been sabotaging this commitment since... ... attention and global consensus. The initiative of the former High Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina Valentin Inzko, introduced without prior consultations, to pass... ... problems as well as many others in this fragile region requires a common approach. Russia and the EU have a good chance and a responsibility to work together for the best...
... The occasionally flashing demand to close off economic ties with the neighboring states, Serbia and Croatia, seems absurd, as Serbia and B&H are part of the Western Balkan Six, a project to strengthen regional integration implemented within the framework ... ... leaves no room for what should ultimately become a central concern in the discussion: that is, the development prospects for Bosnia and Herzegovina whose problems are consonant with the problems of other post-conflict states (for example, Lebanon or Moldova).
Russia is against extending the powers of the OHR. Although this position looks confrontational, Russia raises an essential question: ...
... trends that had been predicted did come true.
In the regard, the return of former members of the Islamic State (IS, banned in the Russian Federation) terrorist group to their countries of residence, in particular to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and the unrecognized Republic of Kosovo
appears
to be a principal problem today. This already ... ... also had a serious impact on destabilization tendencies in the region. In 2018–2019, a wave of mass rallies
rolled through
Serbia, Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo. The protesters demanded the resignation of their respective governments and presidents ...
... region. Brussels simply has neither resources, nor desire to do it.
RIAC Longread “Russia in the Balkans”: Interests of the Leading Actors, Russia’s Presence in Southeast... ... changing the format of the Brussels talks, and with the consent of the Albanian and Serbian parties.
3. The third scenario is the “Permanent Balkan Conference — broad... ... Mitrovica;
—
“Great” Croatia
: Republic of Croatia, the third “entitet” in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herceg Bosna (Herzeg-Bosnia));
—
Montenegro
would receive...
... Department, MGIMO University. On July 7, Great Britain submitted a draft resolution on Srebrenica to the UN Security Council, seeking to have the July 1995 killing of Muslim population by the Serb army commanded by Ratko Mladic qualified as genocide. Russia vetoed the resolution, a move welcomed in Serbia and the Republic Srpska and the utterly opposite response in the West, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The resultant heated wrangling seems a manifestation of Russia-West geopolitical confrontation in the Balkans – this time in the form of a debate aimed to win the hearts and minds of the region’s population. What are ...
... country's intention to join the EU and NATO. All this is unlikely to threaten ordinary Russian citizens, but it creates an unfavorable background for further strategic investments in the near future.
Prospective Partners. Regional Risks
Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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Bosnia's oil refinery Brod
Zarubezhneft, its subsidiary Neftegazinkor, and the
Russian-Serbian oil and gas company NIS
(Petroleum Industry of Serbia) all operate in Republika Srpska. Private investors are involved in modernizing thermal power plants and developing coalfields in Ugljevik (the total project value is
one billion euros
). ...