Source: Reference News
On October 3, the Russian newspaper “View” published an article entitled “An old friend of Russia asks for asylum at a critical moment” by Dmitry Babylin.
According to the article, Milorad Dodik, President of the Republika Srpska of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is holding the last wall against NATO in the Balkans.He came to Moscow and asked Russia to help Russia and the United States reach an agreement on Europe’s “red line.”Moreover, Dodik also needs help now: our common enemy is preparing to eliminate him, although this could trigger a new war.
The Bosnian leader, after meeting with Russian President Putin during the Valdey Club meeting, said: “I just ask President Putin not to miss an opportunity... When laying the foundation for peace and agreement at the international level, don’t let us be placed by those secondary bureaucrats in Brussels who are still suffocating us and not allowing us to live a normal life.”
Despite the ambiguity of the wording, the implications of this request are obvious.
According to the article, Dodik believes that the reconstruction of Russia-US relations will end in some kind of agreement, which will not only determine the fate of Ukraine, but also divide the sphere of influence of superpowers. At that time, Moscow may be asked to abandon its allies in the Balkans and any interference in the affairs of the region. After that, the Balkans will be completely integrated into the NATO system, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo will all be pulled into the NATO camp. To do so, Brussels may have to implement regime changes in Belgrade and Banja Luka (perhaps even more than once).
The Serbian leader believes that Russia can defend his and the Serbs’ interests, Dodik said: “I think in two years we’ll see European leaders coming in line to the Kremlin, and even I can’t get through this line.”
The article holds that,There is no doubt that Moscow will help the Bosnians, and they have been Russia’s strongest ally in the Balkans for the past 25 years.However, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, is known for acting with an iron fist, without emphasis on the elegance or legitimacy of his approach. Her goal in the region remains the same-to remove Russian power from the Balkans, which means Dodik will be eliminated.
The United States 'position on this issue may be surprising: After Trump came to power, Washington's policies in the Balkans have often been at odds with Brussels and have been significantly more moderate. But the best Americans can do is withdraw from the conflict, and even during Trump's administration, it is hard to imagine that they will side with the Serbs.
For Russia, the Serbian world is like an isolated island in the sea of NATO. The article wrote that in the face of further attempts by European officials to eliminate Serbian autonomy and sovereignty (referring to Belgrade), only they themselves can stop it. If this divided nation does not follow the formula it knows in the conflict, Moscow's intervention will become meaningless and even cause great damage to Russia itself. Only unity can save the Serbian world.