The president of Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic defied rulings by the international envoy to Bosnia, whose role is to prevent the multi-ethnic Balkan state slipping back into conflict.

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnian state prosecutors have ordered the arrest of Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and aides after they ignored a summons and have requested assistance from the State Investigation and Protection Agency, a SIPA spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, spoke after the court in BiH issued an arrest warrant for President of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, Prime Minister Radovan Višković, and Speaker of the National Assembly of Republic of Srpska,

Bosnia's state-level prosecutors issued arrest warrants for the entity of the Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik and two other officials, accusing them of anti-constitutional conduct. View on eu

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Prosecutor ordered the summon of Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and two of his close associates for allegedly attacking the country’s constitutional order, deepening tensions in the fragile Balkan state.

Bosnian state prosecutors have issued an arrest order for Milorad Dodik, a Russian-backed Bosnian Serb leader, exacerbating tensions in Bosnia's intricate political landscape. Dodik's recent conviction and response reflect deep-rooted ethnic divisions stemming from the 1990s war when the region was divided by the Dayton peace accords.

Bosnia's prosecutors on Wednesday ordered federal police to bring in ethnic Serb leader Milorad Dodik for questioning as part of an investigation into his alleged flouting of the country's constitution.

The State Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday, March 12, for the leader of the Serb separatists, Milorad Dodik, and his aides for ignoring a summons to court,