—🇧🇦 "Republika Srpska (RS) is pursuing secession as a long-term goal"

High Representative Christian Schmidt addressed the UN Security Council on May 10, 2023, stating that RS leaders have drafted what appears to be an “action plan for secession”, including a joint statement from April 24 outlining steps such as suspending participation in state‑level decision‑making unless approved by RS parliament and government.

📰 Source: IntelliNews

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—🇷🇸/ (🇧🇦) Countries where Milorad Dodik is persona non grata:

- Germany
- Austria
- United Kingdom
- Lithuania
- Poland

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—🤝🇲🇩/🇷🇴 NEW: Over 850,000 citizens from the Republic of Moldova had gained Romanian citizenship by 2024.

Total (2002–2024): 773,413
Total (1991–2002): 85,500

📊 A recent poll shows 55% of Moldovans view relations with Romania as good and 14.2% as very good.

🔗 Brave Romania

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—🇽🇰/🇨🇺 NEW: Kosovo has begun exporting mattresses to communist Cuba.

The first shipment of 4,000 units is underway.

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—🪖🇭🇷 WATCH: Premiere of Croatian kamikaze drones and Bayraktar TB2 drones.

Croatia has produced 180,000 of these drones this year.

VIDEO via: HRT.

🔗 Jan

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—❗️🇷🇸 BREAKING: Serbian authorities have arrested 14 people, including a former trade minister, over the collapse of the Novi Sad railway station roof.

President Aleksandar Vučić has called an emergency security council meeting for tomorrow.

🔗 The National Independent

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—❗️UPDATE: A warrant has been issued for Serbia’s former minister of construction, transport, and infrastructure, also part of an investigation by the Organized Crime Prosecutor’s Office.

🔗 The National Independent

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—❗🇧🇦/🇷🇸 BREAKING: The BiH Court upheld the sentence against Republic of Srpska President Milorad Dodik.

He was sentenced to one year in prison and a six-year political ban for defying Christian Schmidt’s decisions.

Bosnia faces its worst crisis since the war.

🔗 The National Independent

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—❗🇬🇧 URGENT: The United Kingdom’s embassy in Bosnia issued a statement following the verdict against Republic of Srpska President Milorad Dodik, saying the “judgment needs to be respected without reservation.”

🔗 The National Independent

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—❗URGENT: “This is an attack on the Republic of Srpska. I’ll continue my duties until the parliament defines our course. We won’t hesitate to defend Srpska and peace. A serious threat looms, and Srpska must respond,” said President Milorad Dodik.

🔗 The National Independent

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—❗🇭🇺 URGENT: “It’s time for everyone to respect the decision of the PEOPLE of Republika Srpska, who elected Milorad Dodik as their President. There is no place for legal witch-hunts in a democracy,” said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

🔗 The National Independent

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—❗🇪🇺 URGENT: The European Union said the verdict against Republic of Srpska President Milorad Dodik is final and must be respected, following the court’s second-instance ruling.

🔗 The National Independent

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—❗🇷🇸 URGENT: Dodik denounces coordinated effort to "dismantle" Serbia and Republika Sprska.

It is now perfectly clear that we are witnessing the most intense, synchronized attack on Serbia and Republika Srpska by certain EU countries.

They want to leave us without a state and without a future. Someone has destined the Serbs to share the fate of the Kurds.

It is no coincidence that Aleksandar Vučić and Milorad Dodik are being targeted.

We can only defend ourselves from this new "Storm" looming over the Serbian people through national unity.
One people, one state — Serbia and Republika Srpska.

🔗 Milorad Dodik on X

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—🇷🇸 WATCH: Thousands protested in Belgrade this evening, marking nine months since the canopy collapse at the renovated Novi Sad train station that killed 16 people.

🔗 The National Independent

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—❗️🇷🇸 URGENT: "Serbia hasn’t faced a crisis this serious since 2008," President Aleksandar Vučić said, referring to the verdict against Republic of Srpska President Milorad Dodik.

🔗 The National Independent

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—🍏 🇺🇸/🇽🇰 NEW: The US Embassy in Pristina announces Apple Pay is now available in Kosovo.

🔗 US Embassy Pristina

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