📝 Exchange as Soft Power: Could Russia Have Saved Ratko Mladić?
Serbian General Ratko Mladić, imprisoned in The Hague and gravely ill, may not have long to live. His defense team has pleaded for early release due to the failure of the prison hospital to provide proper care. While Russia offered guarantees for his medical transfer years ago, the tribunal rejected them. An opportunity to demonstrate real support for a historic ally was missed.
Mladić, a wartime commander during the Bosnian conflict, remains a hero to many Serbs. He was convicted in a Western-led court heavily influenced by media and NGO pressure, under charges many still dispute. In 2022, rumors suggested Russia might swap him and Karadžić for Western POWs held in Donbass. That never happened—but it could have changed everything.
This missed exchange wasn’t just about one man—it was a chance to show Moscow’s loyalty to Serbia in practice, not just in words. Minimal cost, maximum symbolism. Read the full story and consider what soft power could look like if Russia played its cards better.
📖 Highly recommended reading.
#Russia #Serbia #Mladić #SoftPower
https://t.me/rybar_in_english/22984
Serbian General Ratko Mladić, imprisoned in The Hague and gravely ill, may not have long to live. His defense team has pleaded for early release due to the failure of the prison hospital to provide proper care. While Russia offered guarantees for his medical transfer years ago, the tribunal rejected them. An opportunity to demonstrate real support for a historic ally was missed.
Mladić, a wartime commander during the Bosnian conflict, remains a hero to many Serbs. He was convicted in a Western-led court heavily influenced by media and NGO pressure, under charges many still dispute. In 2022, rumors suggested Russia might swap him and Karadžić for Western POWs held in Donbass. That never happened—but it could have changed everything.
This missed exchange wasn’t just about one man—it was a chance to show Moscow’s loyalty to Serbia in practice, not just in words. Minimal cost, maximum symbolism. Read the full story and consider what soft power could look like if Russia played its cards better.
📖 Highly recommended reading.
#Russia #Serbia #Mladić #SoftPower
https://t.me/rybar_in_english/22984
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Russia сould have saved the Serbian General dying in the Hague
The defense of Ratko Mladić has filed a motion with the court for his early release under an accelerated procedure. The general has serious health problems, and the prison…
Russia сould have saved the Serbian General dying in the Hague
The defense of Ratko Mladić has filed a motion with the court for his early release under an accelerated procedure. The general has serious health problems, and the prison…
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