The Borders of Republika Srpska are the Minimum of the Minimum, There Are No Negotiations About Them! Kurir's Sources: Croats in BiH Should Solve Their Problem, But Not at the Expense of Serbs and Srpska
The emergence of a map of BiH with a third entity, a separate Croatian federal unit, has once again placed Republika Srpska at the center of geopolitical upheavals in the region. Croatian analysts see the map of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Zagreb with a drawn "Croat Republic" as an attempt to establish a balance between the three peoples, but for Republika Srpska (RS), any change in internal borders remains an unacceptable scenario that could radically change the future path and status of RS in the region, Kurir's sources note.
TL;DR
- Republika Srpska (RS) rejects any changes to its borders or the Dayton Accords architecture, viewing the proposed "Croatian Republic" third entity as an unacceptable scenario.
- RS officials state that their current status and borders represent the minimum acceptable outcome of the 1995 Dayton Agreement.
- The internal issues within the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina should be resolved by Croats and Bosniaks without negatively impacting RS.
- Any redrawing of internal borders in BiH could lead to further destabilization in the region.
- The emergence of the third entity concept highlights the fragility of relations in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the difficulty in reaching agreements on its future.