“Balkan will sink into war”, Western diplomats warn

“If we are again wavering, the Balkans will be plunged back into war!”, warned former head of British diplomacy William Hague, and shortly after his alarm, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed the head of “Air Marshall”, Sir Stuart Peach as his envoy for the Western Balkans, writes National Interest.

Johnson argues that “region is experiencing the greatest threat to its stability and security in more than 2 decades. We have the responsibility to do everything we can to maintain the achievements we have had in peace and dialogue, and we cannot allow any return to the violence and divisions of the past”, it is expressed.

Wars in the Balkans traditionally erupt in spring or summer, while political tensions precede them a few months ago.

This year, said in writing, the usually cold autumn, was marked by heated tensions and the war-dwelling declarations that cross Balkan standards as well.

If there is a man responsible for worsening stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who can have a spreading effect, he is Milorad Dodik.

The fervent Serbian ultra-nationalist, who holds the post of member of the country's tripartite presidency, has dominated top news headlines over the past decade because he is working openly for his country's destruction and fragmentation.

If the West tries to intervene, Dodik said he would call his friends for help, referring to Serbia and Russia as seeing the Balkans as the EU's weak point, the article continues, as the region remains an important part of Europe and shares borders with some EU and NATO countries, but has not yet fully integrated into these structures.