# Dodik declared Bosnia ‘dead’. Irrelevant rhetoric or serious threat?

https://mins.news/en/item/85417

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-04 14:21 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/dodik-declared-bosnia-dead-irrelevant-rhetoric-or-serious-threat?traffic_source=rss

> Ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s October 4 election, Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik told supporters that the country was “dead” and made no sense. One analyst dismissed such efforts as populist rhetoric, while another said Dodik’s remarks should be taken seriously as part of a long escalation against the Dayton order and Bosnia’s EU and NATO path.

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