Bosnia's Serb Republic on Thursday pushed ahead with separatist reforms in violation of the country's constitution, and its pro-Russian leader Milorad Dodik publicly goaded state prosecutors one day after they issued a warrant for his arrest.

By Denitsa Koseva in Sofia Milorad Dodik, the separatist president of Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska, has threatened that the entity might declare the EUFOR Althea mission an army of occupation.

Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik speaks after a court sentenced him to one year in prison and banned him from engaging in politics for six years over his separatist actions, during a rally in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik said Thursday he would ignore a summons from the country's central prosecutor who is investigating him for allegedly undermining the constitution.

Bosnian officials are challenging a set of laws barring the state judiciary and police from operating in the part of the country controlled by the Bosnian Serbs, legislation that has fueled tensions i

Bosnian state prosecutors have ordered the arrest of Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and aides after they ignored a summons and have requested assistance from the State Investigation and Protection Agency,

Bosnian state prosecutors on Wednesday ordered the arrest of Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik and his aides for ignoring a court summons, a move which Dodik pledged to resist with help from Russia in a widening standoff over the fragile country.