Tuesday, 28 october 2025.
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Two iPhones and an Unwrapped SIM: Accused Russian Saboteur’s Bosnia Sojourn
BIRN pieces together an alleged Russian agent’s arrival, illegal departure and ill-fated return to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he was arrested last year on a Polish warrant accusing him of...
Moldova Arrests Three Over Russian-Led Training Camps in Bosnia
Three more people have been arrested in Moldova on suspicion of involvement in plotting to cause unrest in the country after allegedly being trained at Russian-run camps in Bosnia and...
Disruptors: Inside Russia’s Balkan Training Camps for Moldovan ‘Destabilisation’
A joint investigation by BIRN’s Bosnia and Hercegovina outlet Detektor and Moldovan CU SENS sheds new light on the training camps run by Russian operatives in Bosnia and Serbia that...
Pro-Russian Telegram Channels Try to Spark Discontent over Dodik Warrant
The most influential pro-Russian Telegram channels have been publishing a series of inflammatory articles about an arrest warrant for Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik, apparently intended to stir up public...
How Russia Uses Disinformation to Undermine International Justice
Discrediting the international courts before which Russia and its citizens are accused is a long-standing disinformation strategy of the Kremlin. This strategy seeks to shield the government from accountability and...
Putin’s Messenger: Russia’s Rybar to Open Media ‘School’ in Bosnia’s Serb Entity
Revelations that a government agency in Republika Srpska has agreed to open a ‘media school’ with an EU-sanctioned Russian propaganda tool shows Moscow is upping its information warfare in the...
Episode 165: Dodik’s dream of lifting sanctions in the Belgrade ruins
This month, we’ll be explaining Milorad Dodik’s hopeful efforts to rid himself of American sanctions and extend his political life, but also his promises that Republika Srpska will secede.
Dodik’s Dream of Trump Triumph Boosted by Right-Wing Advances
With help from Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik has been building international with right-wing and pro-Russian politicians worldwide. Now right-wing triumphs in several European elections have...