CRISIS IN BIH, A PRODUCT OF BAD EU MOVES Johann Sattler waited two years for Dodik to 'force the Bosniaks to the table'!?

By: Amina Čorbo-Zećo @aminacorbozeco

Never has a statement from the EU Delegation been written so foolishly. Let them initiate dialogue with their darlings in Sarajevo, if they have the political capacity, is the response from Republika Srpska to Johann Sattler's offer for SNSD to return to the negotiating table, stated Milorad Dodik's advisor, Ana Trišić Babić.

Therefore, Dodik is not satisfied with the degree of the crisis that allows him to get more at the table, so the saga will continue. Some officials of the European Union are certainly to blame for deepening the crisis, who have indulged Dodik's demands for years, and always at moments when he says 'he will go all the way'. Thus, the epilogue of reforms has always been as Republika Srpska wanted, because he was indulged in every way possible. From the judiciary, police, to the distribution of positions within the institutions of BiH.

The latest indulgence of Dodik is also visible within EUROPOL, where Sattler sided with Nenad Nešić and effectively supported the demands for the protected SIENA channel to be lowered to lower levels, specifically the MUP of RS! Sattler was warned that there would be problems, but as our sources reveal, it was only important to him that BiH received the green light from Brussels for negotiations, and it was less important to him how citizens, as well as the state, would survive.

He is adding pluses to his diplomatic CV. He is moving on, but it is important to remember how he got here and who from Brussels supports forces within BiH that, as things stand, exclusively listen to Vladimir Putin.

It is quite clear that pro-Russian cadres within the EU, together with Russia, are actively working to break up the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and that the Putin-Orban strategy extends to the actions of the EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi.

The very same Varhelyi whose "official Brussels" (although the question arises what that actually is) is the formal boss, while the real boss of Varhelyi is in the hands of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russia.

Pro-Russian influence is not only visible when talking about Varhelyi but also when talking about the Head of the EU Delegation in BiH, Johann Sattler, who, although he skillfully hides it, served for a long time precisely in Russia.

Perhaps precisely because of these connections and his "shy" service in Russia, the Head of the EU Delegation in BiH, just like Dragan Čović and Milorad Dodik, believes that there is no Russian influence in BiH.

“I have not noticed a significant increase in Russian influence,” said the Head of the EU Delegation in BiH, Johann Sattler.

“Many countries have an interest in this strategically important region of the Western Balkans. But I have not noticed an increase in Russian influence.”

It would be naive to believe that Sattler does not notice any Russian influence. Most likely, the Head of the EU Delegation sees nothing wrong with that Russian influence, just as he saw nothing wrong with Viktor Orbán's anti-Muslim statements, and ultimately saw no problem with any decision that dismantled BiH.

It is becoming increasingly clear that the Head of the EU Delegation in BiH, Johan Sattler, is openly working against the interests of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving first Dragan Čović and then Milorad Dodik.

He demonstrated this through his strong opposition to Christian Schmidt's imposition of technical amendments to the BiH Election Law, as well as by inviting Dodik to return to the negotiating table. Instead of calling on judicial bodies to prosecute any destruction of the constitutional order, Sattler invites the 'enraged' Dodik to an agreement.

And of course, agreement is the only option for Bosnia and Herzegovina, but it is almost impossible to achieve when the international factor also plays divided and each goes their own way, from day to day, or according to what geopolitics requires, or the informal heads of diplomacy operating in BiH.

It is known from before that the Head of the EU Delegation in BiH sees the solution to the political crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina in indulging Milorad Dodik's political wishes, which has the ultimate goal of completely collapsing the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Therefore, we will recall Sattler's statement to the Austrian "Kronen Zeitung", commenting on the attacks on the constitutional order of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Milorad Dodik's genocidal regime, and he characterized them as Dodik's attempt to 'force the other side, the Bosniaks, to the negotiating table'.

At the time, this was understood as a suggestion that something like that would be desirable. And here we are, two years after the statement, and Sattler's wish has come true!? But Banja Luka called it foolishness (!), perhaps the Bosniaks were not 'forced enough', and Sattler was too early with the invitation!