"Vucic forced Dodik to give up on referendum"

"Vucic forced Dodik to give up on referendum"

"This does not mean that Milorad Dodik will not continue denying Bosia-Herzegovina as a state, as he did on the day of the (RS Day) celebration. At the ceremony he said he would defend the RS by all means available," the NGO head noted in a statement for Belgrade-based daily Danas.

She stressed that in order to succeed as a pro-EU leader, "Vucic seeks to consolidate the position of an undisputed leader, otherwise he would have, or already has, severe turbulences within is party, along with the pro-Russian opposition bloc, as well as with Russia itself."

"If it wants to affirm himself as a European leader, Vucic must declare with more courage his policy towards Bosnia-Herzegovina and the RS, which is not the clearest, must define it in a way that guarantees the possibility of a functional Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is certainly not possible without taking an honest stance regarding the recent past. Only in this way can he gain legitimacy in the region and in Europe," said Biserko.