Dodik reported calls from Vucic and Orban after the verdict

The head of the Republika Srpska (RS, Entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH), Milorad Dodik, said that after the BiH court sentenced him for ignoring the decisions of the UN High Representative in BiH, Christian Schmidt, he received calls from Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban saying support services.

"The first call I received was from Alexander Vucic, who said that he was with us, and the second call was from Viktor Orban. I invite Aleksandar Vucic to come to Banja Luka tonight," the politician was quoted as saying on February 26.https://www.rtrs.tv/vijesti/vijest.php?id=590803 " target="_blank">Radio and Television of Republika Srpska.

Vucic himself called an emergency meeting of the Serbian National Security Council after Dodik's sentencing, according to a local newspaper href="https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/politika/1464656/vucic-ide-banjaluku-ocekuje-predsednik-srbije-stigne-oko-19-casova " target="_blank">"Evening News". It is scheduled for 17:00 Belgrade time (19:00 Moscow time). It is also noted that Vucic accepted Dodik's invitation and will leave for Banja Luka tonight.

Earlier in the day, it was reported that the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina sentenced Dodik to a year in prison in absentia in the case of non-compliance with the decisions of the UN High Representative in BiH, Christian Schmidt. He has also been banned from engaging in political activities for six years. It is noted that this is a decision of the court of first instance, which can be appealed.

The Russian Foreign Ministry had previously warned that if Dodik was convicted, BiH would be expected href="https://iz.ru/1845432/v-mid-rf-ukazali-na-posledstviia-dlia-big-v-sluchae-vyneseniia-prigovora-dodiku " target="_blank">harmful effects.