Bosnia and Herzegovina–Russia relations are the bilateral relations between the two countries,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
and
Russia
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. Bosnia is one of the countries where Russia has contributed troops for the NATO-led stabilization force. Russia recognized the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 27 April 1992.
History
At the beginning of 12 January 1996, Russia had sent troops in
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, via
Tuzla
Tuzla (, , ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inha ...
. The move was motivated, in part, by the desire to improve relations with the United States. Location of Russian troops deployment became subject of an international debate: The Russians wanted to be deployed in the Bosnian Serb territory, and the U.S. wanted them deployed in Bosnian Croat territory. During the 1999 Kosovo events, the 1996 agreement on joint operations in Bosnia was cited as an example of successful Russia-
NATO
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cooperation.
Russian position on post-war reconstruction of Bosnia remains, as of 2008, in line with the Western policy. In particular, in October 2007 Russia upheld the Western denial of ethnic voting (defended by the Serbian minority and the government of Serbia).
In 2022 a number of Russian diplomats declared persona non grata by other countries have relocated to Bosnia and Herzegovina and been accredited, despite being identified with the Russian intelligence and security services.
During the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
, Igor Kalabukhov, Russia’s ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, said that Russia would “react” if Bosnia decides to join NATO, in an apparent reference to using military force.
"Russian diplomat threatens Bosnia over possible NATO ascension"
Kyiv Independent, 17 March 2022
Resident diplomatic missions
* Bosnia and Herzegovina has an embassy in Moscow
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.
* Russia has an embassy in Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...
.
File:Bosnia-and-Herzegovina Embassy Moscow.jpg, Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Moscow
File:Russian Embassy, Sarajevo 2.jpg, Embassy of Russia in Sarajevo
See also
* Foreign relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The implementation of the Dayton Accords of 1995 has focused the efforts of policymakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the international community, on regional stabilization in the countries-successors of the former Yugoslavia. Relations w ...
* Foreign relations of Russia
The foreign relations of the Russian Federation is the policy arm of the Russian government, government of Russia which guides its interactions with other nations, their citizens, and foreign organizations. This article covers the foreign polic ...
* Bosnia and Herzegovina–NATO relations
The accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) has been under negotiations since 2008.
Background
The 1995 NATO bombing of Bosnia and Herzegovina targeted the Bosnian Serb Army and together with internati ...
* Bosnia and Herzegovina–United States relations
Relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United States are described as very strong.
History
The Bosnian War, 1992–95 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina was ended with the help of participation by the United States in brokering the 1995 D ...
* Soviet Union–Yugoslavia relations
Soviet Union–Yugoslavia relations (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Odnosi Sovjetskog Saveza i Jugoslavije, Односи Совјетског Савеза и Југославије; ; ) were the historical foreign relations between the Soviet Union and Yugos ...
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Russia
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Bilateral relations of Russia
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