The Daily Populous Friday January 17th, 2025 evening edition
Authored by index.hr and submitted by Ratnaprofitercina

ČELNIK bosanskih Srba Milorad Dodik izjavio je kako se Republika Srpska ima pravo ujediniti sa Srbijom po istoj analogiji kojom budući američki predsjednik Donald Trump polaže pravo SAD-a na Grenland.

U intervjuu za balkansku ispostavu ruske propagandne televizije Russia Today (RT Balkan), čije je sjedište u Beogradu, Dodik je uz iskazivanje odanosti Vladimiru Putinu iskoristio priliku otvoriti pitanje granica na europskom tlu i ponovo promovirati svoju staru zamisao o odcjepljenju RS-a od BiH i ujedinjenju sa Srbijom.

Dodik: Da Putin nije napao Ukrajinu, Rusija bi bila razbijena na nekoliko država

Kazao je kako postojeće granice nisu "sveta krava" pa se pozvao na način na koji je priznata neovisnost sadašnjih država nastalih na području bivše Jugoslavije.

"Ako Amerikanci kažu da kod Slovenaca i Hrvata nije bila secesija, već realna činjenica na terenu, zar i RS nije bila realna činjenica na terenu? Zašto ste nas vratili u tu glupost koja se zove BiH? Ako mogu Grenland i Kanada, ako su mogle Istočna i Zapadna Njemačka, kako se sad ne može RS pripojiti Srbiji", kazao je Dodik dodajući kako i Rusija ima pravo na Ukrajinu.

Da Putin nije napao Ukrajinu, teza je čelnika bosanskih Srba, Rusija bi bila razbijena na nekoliko manjih država koje bi preuzele multinacionalne tvrtke.

"Ali nisu računali da postoji jedan Putin koji ima potporu ljudi i dovoljno odlučnosti", zaključio je Dodik.

LudicrousPlatypus on January 17th, 2025 at 14:32 UTC »

Whataboutism on irredentist claims is going to skyrocket in the next four years.

Adsex on January 17th, 2025 at 09:39 UTC »

At first I thought it was a pun. That Republika Srpska was the official name for Serbia.

Because Canada and Greenland are geographically (North) American.

Ratnaprofitercina on January 17th, 2025 at 09:22 UTC »

Translation:

The leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Milorad Dodik, stated that Republika Srpska has the right to unite with Serbia, drawing an analogy to U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim over Greenland for the United States.

In an interview with the Balkan branch of the Russian propaganda outlet Russia Today (RT Balkan), based in Belgrade, Dodik expressed loyalty to Vladimir Putin and used the opportunity to question European borders while once again promoting his longstanding idea of Republika Srpska seceding from Bosnia and Herzegovina and uniting with Serbia.

Dodik: If Putin Hadn’t Invaded Ukraine, Russia Would Have Been Broken into Several States

He argued that current borders are not "sacred cows" and referenced the way the independence of modern states formed from the former Yugoslavia was recognized.

"If Americans say that what Slovenians and Croats did wasn't secession but a fact on the ground, then wasn't Republika Srpska also a fact on the ground? Why did you drag us back into this nonsense called Bosnia and Herzegovina? If Greenland and Canada are possible, if East and West Germany were possible, then why can’t Republika Srpska join Serbia?" said Dodik, adding that Russia also has a right to Ukraine.

If Putin had not invaded Ukraine, the Bosnian Serb leader argued, Russia would have been broken into several smaller states taken over by multinational corporations.

"But they didn’t count on a Putin who has the support of the people and enough determination," Dodik concluded.