Ratko Mladic
Ratko Mladic was the Bosnian Serb military commander during the Bosnian War, serving as chief of staff of the Army of Republika Srpska. He was later convicted of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
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Sep 8, 2026
Center
The Bosnian Serb commander, convicted of war crimes, was buried with military honours in Serbia, defying EU warnings.
Pragmatists see this as a troubling signal of unrepentant nationalism in Serbia, potentially undermining EU integration and regional reconciliation.
Sep 8, 2026
Far Left
The convicted war criminal, the 'Butcher of Bosnia', was mourned by thousands of Serbs, with government ministers attending his funeral despite official claims of privacy.
Mladic's funeral is a chilling reminder of nationalist fascism's persistence, and the far left sees it as a rebuke to liberal internationalism which failed to provide a just peace, instead allowing ethnic hatred to fester under capitalist and nationalist frameworks.
Aug 29, 2026
Center
The convicted war criminal, known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia', died and will receive military and state honors in Serbia.
Renaissance condemns honoring a genocide convict, seeing it as a provocation against international justice and reconciliation in the Balkans.
Aug 29, 2026
Lean Left
Serbian authorities announced national funeral with state honors for the convicted war criminal behind Srebrenica genocide.
Socialists express outrage at glorifying a genocidaire, seeing it as a dark sign of nationalist revisionism in the Balkans.