# Serbia accused of ‘glorifying’ convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić ahead of funeral

https://mins.news/en/item/45856

- NBC News, 2026-09-04 18:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/serbia-faces-anger-glorification-convicted-war-criminal-ratko-mladic-a-rcna596139

> EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos canceled a planned visit to candidate country Serbia on Friday, citing what she called the “glorification” of Ratko Mladić after the former Bosnian Serb army commander’s death.

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