Milorad Dodik, who was recently elected to the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Serbs, has always been distinguished by a pro-Russian position.. Before the results of the voting were announced, the politician managed to give an interview to the Izvestia newspaper.. Dodik said in a conversation with journalists that he wants to put forward the initiative so that Bosnia and Herzegovina will start to officially consider the Crimea Russian. Milorad stressed that the referendum, which resulted in the peninsula returned to the Russian Federation, was legitimate and consistent with the UN Charter..

Dodik recalled that Crimea historically belonged to Russia. "Paradoxically, the West, which has always actively fought against communism, now recognizes the administrative decision of the former USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev," the politician said. Dodik wants to visit the peninsula as soon as he has the opportunity. At the same time, Milorad is not afraid of pressure from Ukraine..

Dodik believes that the authorities of the Square need, first of all, to solve internal political problems and normalize relations with Russia.

"In this situation we are talking more about pressure from Western countries. Events in the Crimea took place in a more democratic atmosphere than the secession of Kosovo from Serbia. Despite this, the United States and most of its allies recognize Kosovo’s independence, "Milorad said. By the way, recently Turkish businessmen and politicians created the movement "Russia - Crimea - Turkey". Members of the organization also intend to establish economic ties with the peninsula and achieve recognition of the status of the Crimea Russian.