German politician Žaklin Nastić has launched a scathing critique of Berlin’s policy toward the Republika Srpska and the Serb people, following the recent decision to declare German Green Party State Minister Ana Lirmann persona non grata in Republika Srpska.

“It is a real scandal that Ana Lirmann has been labeled persona non grata and denied entry to Republika Srpska — and this is now being called ‘horrible and undemocratic’,” Nastić wrote on her X account.
“Meanwhile, Germany’s long-standing active interference in Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with the systematic stigmatization of Serbs as ‘criminals,’ continues to go unnoticed.”

Nastić emphasized that this bias has been institutionalized and politically weaponized by Berlin for years, and it’s time to address the imbalance.

“You don’t have to support Milorad Dodik to acknowledge that he is a democratically elected president,” she said, contrasting him with Kristijan Schmidt, “who has been pursuing a divisive agenda in Bosnia and Herzegovina, aiming to eliminate the leadership of Republika Srpska and install a submissive replacement.”

Highlighting the double standards, Nastić pointed out that Dodik has previously been banned from entering both Germany and Austria, yet this has not sparked any protests among European leaders.

“The fact that calls for further sanctions, more troops, and the enforcement of an arrest warrant — rightly rejected by Interpol — are somehow supposed to lead to peaceful coexistence in Bosnia and Herzegovina is absurd,” she added sarcastically.

In a final jab, Nastić criticized the moral arrogance of Western democracies:

“Apparently, ‘democratic values’ give Western powers the right to dictate how others should live, and what is right and wrong.”

Her statement comes at a time of rising tensions in the Balkans, with Republika Srpska clashing with international actors over sovereignty, autonomy, and compliance with the Dayton Peace Agreement. Nastić’s remarks have reignited debate about Western interference, media bias, and the need for balanced diplomacy in the region.