https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/serbian-war-criminal-ratko-mladic-to-be-buried-with-state-honoursContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/serbian-war-criminal-ratko-mladic-to-be-buried-with-state-honourshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/serbian-war-criminal-ratko-mladic-to-be-buried-with-state-honours#u57142Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:00:22 +0000European Union members and officials are condemning Serbia's decision to grant military and state honours to convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic. EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos cancelled her Friday visit to Serbia in response. Belgium and Ireland have joined Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic in criticizing the move, with Irish Minister of State Thomas Byrne calling the 1990s Balkan events abhorrent. The controversy centers on Serbia's use of a state aircraft and ministerial presence to repatriate the body of the man convicted of genocide.Why it mattersRatko Mladic serve https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/serbian-war-criminal-ratko-mladic-to-be-buried-with-state-honourshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/serbian-war-criminal-ratko-mladic-to-be-buried-with-state-honours#u55297Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:35:50 +0000Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic warned that Serbia will block its own path to European Union membership if it buries Ratko Mladic with state honours. The former Bosnian Serb general died in custody after being convicted of genocide and war crimes. While Bosnian Serbs have held vigils for the man known as the Butcher of Bosnia, victims and international critics condemn the planned funeral as an act of glorification for the architect of the Srebrenica genocide.Why it mattersMladic led forces during the Bosnian war and was later convicted of genocide. His death has reopened deep ethnic d https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/serbian-war-criminal-ratko-mladic-to-be-buried-with-state-honourshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/serbian-war-criminal-ratko-mladic-to-be-buried-with-state-honours#u52202Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:22 +0000Serbia will bury former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic with state or highest honours following his death. Convicted of genocide and known as the Butcher of Bosnia, Mladic oversaw atrocities during the Bosnian war. His death has sparked polarized reactions, with hundreds of Bosnian Serbs holding vigils in the Sarajevo region to honour him, while victims condemn the glorification of a man they identify as the architect of the Srebrenica genocide. Reports on his age at death vary between 83 and 84.Why it mattersMladic was a high-ranking military leader who led forces during the conflict in Bos