Bosnia's Serb Republic on Thursday pushed ahead with separatist reforms in violation of the country's constitution, and its pro-Russian leader Milorad Dodik publicly goaded state prosecutors one day after they issued a warrant for his arrest.

The recent Bosnian Serb moves are seen as part of escalating efforts to break the territory away from Bosnia and have been condemned by the United States and the European Union. Dodik, who has faced U.S. and Bristish sanctions, is backed by Moscow.

Bosnian officials are challenging a set of laws barring the state judiciary and police from operating in the part of the country controlled by the Bosnian Serbs, legislation that has fueled tensions i

The State Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday, March 12, for the leader of the Serb separatists, Milorad Dodik, and his aides for ignoring a summons to court,

Bosnia’s top court has temporarily suspended a set of laws enacted by separatist Bosnian Serb authorities that barred the state judiciary and police from operating in the Serb-controlled part of the c