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As war in Ukraine rages, Bosnia and Herzegovina is a new frontier for Russia’s assault on Europe. Putin sees an opportunity to expose Europe as a paper tiger, incapable of resisting his advances. Europe should turn the tables now and expose the Kremlin as nothing but an empty shell.
Milorad Dodik, the Bosnian Serb leader, is seemingly willing to do the Kremlin’s bidding, and has threatened the secession of Republika Srpska. Last month, a Bosnian court sentenced Dodik to a year in prison and banned him from politics for six years over his separatist activities and for defying the orders of an international peace envoy.
Dr. Ivana Stradner serves as a research fellow with the Barish Center for Media Integrity at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Her research focuses on Russia’s security strategies and military doctrines to understand how Russia uses information operations for strategic communication.