Bosnia's Dodik Vows To Ban International Peace Envoy From Entering Republika Srpska

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik has vowed to ban the international community's envoy, Christian Schmidt, from entering Bosnia-Herzegovina's Serbian entity, Republika Srpska. The September 6 announcement comes just days after prosecutors charged Dodik for passing laws that would allow him to bypass or ignore decisions made by Schmidt. Dodik is in ongoing confrontation with Schmidt, who is tasked with overseeing the civilian aspects of the Dayton agreement that ended Bosnia's bloody civil war in the 1990s. As the international envoy, Schmidt has vast powers, including to fire officials and to impose laws.