A court in Bosnia sentences separatist Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik to 1 year in prison

I am not ready to participate in any talks or discuss continuing political cooperation with the institutions of Republika Srpska until all these actions against the constitution, the Dayton peace agreement, and the state are stopped and annulled,

said Nermin Niksic - the prime minister of Bosnia's Muslim-Croat statelet - in a post on social media

These actions by the ruling coalition in Republika Srpska seek to destabilise the institutions exercising constitutional responsibilities of the State,

the statement added

Milorad Dodikpresident

We think this creates momentum for us to do this without the use of force,

Dodik said,

This moment is favourable and I call on you to vote for the law without hesitation,

the Bosnian Serb nationalist leader told MPs in Banja Luka, the regional capital

There is no reason to stop, we are changing what has been artificially imposed,

he said

Dmitry Peskovkremlin spokesman

We highly appreciate the trust and constructive relationship between [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and Dodik and the fraternal historical relations between Russians and Serbs,

Peskov said on Thursday

Dmitry Peskovkremlin spokesman

What happened in Sarajevo certainly provokes our negative reaction. We condemn such actions because they can have very negative consequences for the situation, not only in Bosnia and Herzegovina but also in the Balkans as a whole,

Peskov told reporters

The political witch hunt against President @MiloradDodik is a sad example of the weaponization of the legal system aimed at a democratically elected leader, ... If we want to safeguard stability in the Western Balkans, this is not the way forward!”

Orban said on X

There is no more Bosnia-Herzegovina as of today,

he told a crowd of supporters

Milorad Dodikpresident

They say I am guilty, but now people here will say why I am not guilty,

Dodik told the crowd shortly after the verdict was announced