TFIGlobal
TFIGlobal
Right Arm. Round the World. FAST.
No Result
View All Result
  • Indo-Pacific
  • Americas
  • Indian Subcontinent
  • West Asia
  • Europe
  • Africa
  • Indo-Pacific
  • Americas
  • Indian Subcontinent
  • West Asia
  • Europe
  • Africa
TFIGlobal
TFIGlobal
No Result
View All Result

Putin is quietly playing the Bosnia card on Ukraine

TFIGLOBAL News Desk by TFIGLOBAL News Desk
April 6, 2022
in Europe, Geopolitics, Russia, West Asia
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0
bosnia, russia, putin, ukraine
1.6k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Become a Patron!

The Russia-Ukraine war has triggered a sense of surprise across the Western world. They wonder why Putin suddenly decided to wage a war against Ukraine. But, Putin actually took a leaf out of NATO’s book and is actively using the Bosnia playbook.

The Yugoslavia episode

Russia’s war against Ukraine is being described as a full-fledged assault on a sovereign country. The EU and the US claim that Russia’s actions find no parallel in post-Second World War Europe.

Also Read

“Go put a gun on our foreheads. We won’t give up.” Serbia stays rock-ribbed in its stance on Russia

Euro is plummeting, and we have four big predictions for the world

Yet, until the 1990s, a Communist country called Yugoslavia used to exist in Southeast Europe and Central Europe. Later, it was renamed as State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

Throughout the 1990s, the NATO powers helped several constituents of Yugoslavia secede including Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia.

Moscow couldn’t even respond to Western military intervention against a Communist State, due to several events including low oil prices and the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

The Bosnia precedent

 Slovenia and Croatia seceded from Yugoslavia following short wars.  However, a precedent was set in Bosnia. Bosnia & Herzegovina, a former republic of Yugoslavia had a multiethnic population comprising Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims), Serbs, and Croats with a history of bitter conflicts.

In 1992, the European Community (now European Union) encouraged Bosnia to apply for recognition along the lines of Slovenia and Croatia. Bosnia complied with a successful referendum of independence. It further embittered the fractured relationship among the three ethnicities in Bosnia.

While Serbs sided with the Yugoslav army, Croats and Bosniaks looked for independence. This led to the Bosnia war in 1992. The war would continue to rage for three years. And in 1994 and 1995, NATO bombed Serb forces in Bosnia.

Hundreds of thousands were killed during the three-year war and the Western world muscled its way into the Russian sphere of influence. What would follow is a reckless expansion of the NATO eastwards. Outside of Europe, the US made Bosnia a precedent of sorts and soon we witnessed US forces take down so-called tyrants and wage regime change wars in the Middle East and North Africa.

It seems Putin decided that he too would follow the Bosnia playbook.

Putin plays the Bosnia card in Ukraine

 Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. Since then, Putin has repeated an argument several times – if Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia could secede from their mother nation in the 1990s and if Kosovo could be declared independent with Western backing and military intervention, why can’t Donbas also secede from Ukraine? Why can’t Russia also launch a military invasion and enforce the right of self-determination in eastern Ukraine?

Read more: Trump storms back to US foreign policy by deploying his own envoy to address Kosovo-Serbia ties

If Americans and Europeans were liberators in the 1990s, how come the Russians become tyrants of the 2020s?

Now, the West says that there is a difference. They claim that they were stopping a state-sponsored campaign of ethnic cleansing. And they describe the Russian invasion of Ukraine as an unlawful invasion.

But then, Putin has also described his war as a ‘denazification’ campaign. The Kremlin too claims that it wants to aid the distinct and oppressed Russian-speaking minority in Ukraine. If the West claims that Serb forces subjugated other ethnic communities, Russia also claims that the Azov battalion of Ukraine is a neo-Nazi militia.

The West, of course, labels the Russian narrative as a misinformation campaign. Yet, the Bosnia playbook is being followed in Ukraine. The country is being balkanized. It risks being divided into a pro-Russia East and a pro-NATO West. Putin is successfully playing the Bosnia card on Ukraine.

Read more: Forget Ukraine; Russia has its eyes set on six more nations

Tags: European UnionNATORussia
ShareTweetSend
Previous Post

Tik Tok fails: all you need to know about it

Next Post

Germany is about to starve insufferably due to its mindless anti-Russia campaign

Also Read

Mission Syria: Biden is out to fulfil Obama’s unrealized dreams

Mission Syria: Biden is out to fulfil Obama’s unrealized dreams

May 16, 2022
Scholz likely to get replaced in Germany after SPD suffers Historic defeat in its forte

Scholz likely to get replaced in Germany after SPD suffers Historic defeat in its forte

May 16, 2022
Iran on its way out of Lebanon as Christian party defeats terror outfit Hezbollah in elections

Iran on its way out of Lebanon as Christian party defeats terror outfit Hezbollah in elections

May 16, 2022
“Go put a gun on our foreheads. We won’t give up.” Serbia stays rock-ribbed in its stance on Russia

“Go put a gun on our foreheads. We won’t give up.” Serbia stays rock-ribbed in its stance on Russia

May 16, 2022
Load More

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

I agree to the Terms of use and Privacy Policy.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Europe to activate Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline very soon   

Europe to activate Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline very soon  

May 14, 2022
Qatar scraps its LNG deal with Germany at the last minute citing new conditions

Qatar scraps its LNG deal with Germany at the last minute citing new conditions

May 11, 2022
‘Slovakia’s food is for Slovakians,’ Slovakia’s trade restrictions leave EU fuming

‘Slovakia’s food is for Slovakians,’ Slovakia’s trade restrictions leave EU fuming

May 14, 2022
China makes the last-ditch effort to prevent its faulty weapons from getting exposed in Ukraine

China makes the last-ditch effort to prevent its faulty weapons from getting exposed in Ukraine

May 10, 2022
The Bill Gates connection behind the dire baby formula shortages in the US

The Bill Gates connection behind the dire baby formula shortages in the US

May 13, 2022
Europe to activate Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline very soon   

Europe to activate Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline very soon  

After debt-trapping Africa, China “ship-traps” the US

After debt-trapping Africa, China “ship-traps” the US

European Union comes up with a clever plan (to bypass its own sanctions on Russia)

European Union comes up with a clever plan (to bypass its own sanctions on Russia)

One of the deadliest snipers of the world exposes Ukraine’s ‘We are winning’ façade

One of the deadliest snipers of the world exposes Ukraine’s ‘We are winning’ façade

Turkey spoils the big NATO unification party

Turkey spoils the big NATO unification party

Mission Syria: Biden is out to fulfil Obama’s unrealized dreams

Mission Syria: Biden is out to fulfil Obama’s unrealized dreams

May 16, 2022
Scholz likely to get replaced in Germany after SPD suffers Historic defeat in its forte

Scholz likely to get replaced in Germany after SPD suffers Historic defeat in its forte

May 16, 2022
Iran on its way out of Lebanon as Christian party defeats terror outfit Hezbollah in elections

Iran on its way out of Lebanon as Christian party defeats terror outfit Hezbollah in elections

May 16, 2022
“Go put a gun on our foreheads. We won’t give up.” Serbia stays rock-ribbed in its stance on Russia

“Go put a gun on our foreheads. We won’t give up.” Serbia stays rock-ribbed in its stance on Russia

May 16, 2022
Li Keqiang could be the next President of China

Li Keqiang could be the next President of China

May 16, 2022
Youtube Twitter Facebook
TFIGlobal
  • About us
  • Contact Us
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy Policy

©2022 - TFI MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

No Result
View All Result
  • Indo-Pacific
  • Americas
  • Indian Subcontinent
  • West Asia
  • Europe
  • Africa

©2022 - TFI MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

Follow us on Twitter

and never miss an insightful take by the TFIGlobal team

Follow @tfiglobal
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. View our Privacy and Cookie Policy.