European Union leaders have strongly condemned several Serbian government ministers for attending the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic, characterizing their presence as a failure to confront past war crimes. The event has also triggered direct diplomatic retaliation from neighboring Bosnia, where the foreign minister has expelled two Serbian diplomats.
The high-profile funeral and subsequent political fallout have significantly strained diplomatic relations between Serbia and Bosnia. According to reports, the controversial attendance by Serbian officials crossed a significant diplomatic threshold, sparking regional outrage and international censure over the handling of historical war crimes accountability.
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