"Bosnian Serbs Rally in Support of Separatist Leader Amidst Protests"
Bosnian Serbs staged protests in support of their separatist leader, Milorad Dodik, who seeks union with neighboring Serbia. The protesters waved flags of Serbia and Russia, and briefly blocked traffic between the Bosnian Serb Republika Srpska and the Bosniak-Croat federation. Dodik, who has close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been striving to separate Bosnian Serb territories from the rest of Bosnia. He is facing charges for his separatist actions and defying decisions by an international official overseeing peace in the country.