Croatia's President is indeed Dodik's company: What is behind Milanović's 'concern for Croats in BiH'?

By: Amina Čorbo-Zećo

The President of the Republic of Croatia, Zoran Milanović, is expected to visit Široki Brijeg on August 15. Unlike his meeting with Milorad Dodik in Hvar, this visit has been officially confirmed. He is not coming in secret, nor is it his first time visiting areas conceived and framed within the so-called Herceg-Bosna.

- The Association of First Volunteers of the First Volunteer Battalion of the HVO Poskok Battalion has invited the President of the Republic of Croatia, Zoran Milanović, to a ceremonial academy to be held on August 15 in Široki Brijeg, the spokesperson for the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia, Nikola Jelić, confirmed to the portal Bild.ba.
The program has not yet been released, and according to unofficial information, Milanović is expected to decorate the HVO Poskok Battalion at the ceremonial academy in Široki Brijeg.

Milanović, once a social democrat, is increasingly bothering the public in Croatia with his right-wing attacks on BiH, which he openly carries out through Milorad Dodik, along with Aleksandar Vučić, and he is often honored with appropriate graffiti.

Nevertheless, ahead of his new visit, it would be worthwhile to recall all his previous visits, but exclusively, in the words of Mario Karamatić, to the 'free territory' in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Zoran Milanović came to Bosnia and Herzegovina on September 13, 2022, when he participated in the commemoration of the 27th anniversary of the Military-Police Operation Maestral and the liberation of the royal city of Jajce in Jajce.

Milanović was previously scheduled to attend the commemoration of the 28th anniversary of the humanitarian convoy “White Path to Nova Bila and Bosna Srebrena” in December 2021, but his arrival was canceled at the last minute.

At that time, it was fabricated in an SOA operation that his security was threatened, which was subsequently denied by the security services of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

He simply walks around BiH as if it were his own, but he skillfully avoids Sarajevo and places not controlled by HDZ BiH, which may be one of the reasons for canceling the visit in 2021.

It is not as if he, who relativizes the genocide in Srebrenica by saying that “there was a genocide in Srebrenica, but then a new name should be invented for more serious crimes,” would be welcome in many cities across BiH, which is why he clearly stays in the safe zone.

In places where the judgments of the Hague Tribunal are not respected, and where the Joint Criminal Enterprise is celebrated. Dodik's company truly suits him, because he is, just like Milorad, a false social democrat draped in the radical idea of dividing BiH.

In a period when the issue of amendments to the Election Law is soon to be addressed, it is difficult not to think that Milanović discussed this topic with Dodik in Hvar, and that he will continue discussions with HDZ leaders in Široki Brijeg.

During the negotiations on the Election Law in Neum, Milanović claimed that he was the only Croatian politician who had been on both shores when it came to BiH.
„I know both. I see everything. They are trying to steal them, to take away the mechanism of decision-making. Republika Srpska is a fact. This scaring with RS and secession is somewhat reminiscent of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Without Croats, there is no BiH. That status is determined within the Federation,” he said.

The doctrine espoused by radicals! Bosnia and Herzegovina has always existed and will always exist, but Milanović is no longer 'on the other shore'. He has clearly chosen a side, taking Milorad Dodik, Putin's pawn, as his partner, which does not suit Croatia as a member of the European Union at all.

Admittedly, Milanović did not hide his criticism of Ukraine either, which caused a storm in the EU, as well as in Ukraine itself, where he ended up on the Ukrainian extremist website “Myrotvorets”. The Kremlin defended Milanović at the time, stating that his security might also be threatened.

Dodik undoubtedly has the support of Russia and Serbia in his political terror against Bosnia and Herzegovina, and he manifests this by attacking BiH institutions, administrative bodies, agencies, and simply by destroying the state order. Terror and terrorism are a form of special warfare, and given that Russia and Serbia stand behind Dodik, it is easy to conclude who is waging special warfare against BiH.

Zoran Milanović is certainly participating in it, hiding it with his concern for Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina.