Yugoslav wars

Marta Kos says the military reception of the convicted war criminal’s remains and the glorification around his death are incompatible with the values required for accession

Following the announcement of Mladić’s death, public gatherings and displays glorifying the convicted war criminal took place in several locations in Serbia

Belgrade’s decision to honour the convicted Bosnian Serb military commander after his death has triggered sharp criticism and dismay

A war does not end when the people who fought it die, but when the generations born afterward refuse to inherit the enemies of their parents and grandparents

The Bosnian Serb commander remains a hero to many Serbs who see him as a defender of their people, not the architect of Europe’s worst atrocity since World War II

Vučić described the process as a “great disgrace and disappointment,” claiming it reflected nervousness among international actors seeking to force Serbia to accept Kosovo’s independence

The Serbian President also addressed reactions to his earlier suggestion that Serbia might divert the course of the Ibar River

Pristina expresses disappointment over Ukraine’s continued non-recognition of Kosovo, while Tirana firmly rejects any parallel between the two cases

A single sentence on television has damaged Serbia’s diplomatic efforts and the very people the state is obliged to protect

The alleged "human safari" affair in Sarajevo in the early 1990s resurfaces as part of a wider strategy

The Western Balkans remain a "critical security hotspot" requiring the EU's "full attention", Rumen Radev warned

Serbia is unlikely to "swallow" the announcement quitely, as in the past it has decried Kosovo's armament efforts as provocative