Trump Deals a Blow to Bosnia

Lifting sanctions on Milorad Dodik is a win for Putin and instability at Europe’s expense.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik hold a joint press conference following their talks in Moscow on September 9. November 10, 2025, 1:12 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

While Europe still hopes that Donald Trump might broker peace in Ukraine, the U.S. president’s more recent actions in Bosnia are helping Russia to destabilize the continent.

On Oct. 29, the Trump administration lifted sanctions on Milorad Dodik, the nationalist former leader of Bosnia’s Serb-majority entity, Republika Srpska. This came shortly after the U.S. Treasury Department lifted sanctions on four Dodik allies on Oct. 17.

While Europe still

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