"Bosnian Serb Leader Dodik Ignores US Warnings, Threatens National Split"
Milorad Dodik, the Bosnian Serb separatist leader, has declared his intention to dismantle Bosnia-Herzegovina's multiethnic institutions and pursue full independence for the Serb-controlled regions, defying US warnings and the Dayton Peace Agreement. Dodik's pro-Russian stance and the potential for regional destabilization amid the Ukraine conflict have raised international concerns, with the US explicitly stating there is no right of secession under the 1995 peace accord. Despite sanctions from the UK and US, Dodik remains committed to establishing a national border between the Serb-run Republika Srpska and the Bosniak-Croat Federation.