US threatens to reconsider role in Bosnia and Herzegovina amid rift with Europe
The US has threatened to reconsider its role in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to a rift with European nations over the selection of a new High Representative. The US embassy in Sarajevo expressed disappointment after European states did not support its preferred candidate, Antonio Zanardi Landi. This disagreement highlights ongoing tensions regarding international peacekeeping efforts in the region.
- ▪The US embassy in Sarajevo issued a threat after European states refused to back its preferred candidate for High Representative.
- ▪Washington supported Italian diplomat Antonio Zanardi Landi, while European nations backed France's envoy René Troccaz.
- ▪The US has been influential in Bosnia through the Peace Implementation Council despite a reduced military presence.
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The outgoing High Representative, Christian Schmidt, left, at a meeting of the Peace Implementation Council in Sarajevo this week. Photograph: Elvis Barukčić/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe outgoing High Representative, Christian Schmidt, left, at a meeting of the Peace Implementation Council in Sarajevo this week. Photograph: Elvis Barukčić/AFP/Getty ImagesBosnia and HerzegovinaUS threatens to reconsider role in Bosnia and Herzegovina amid rift with EuropeUS embassy in Sarajevo made threat after European states refused to back its preferred High Representative candidateJulian Borger Senior international correspondentSat 6 Jun 2026 00.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA deepening US-European rift over the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina has broken open with a dispute…
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