Pro-Russian Party in Republika Srpska Has Trump-World Lobbyists on the Payroll

After the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats — a pro-Russia nationalist party — in Republika Srpska secured a victory in the election earlier this month, party leader Milorad Dodik hosted a campaign victory party at a restaurant in the city of Banja Luka complete with an accordion rock band.

“If it had not been for Donald Trump’s magnificent victory, . . . we would probably be political corpses today,” he told supporters. The staunchly pro-Russian leader, who is himself barred from holding office, also credited Vladimir Putin, whom he met with in Moscow less than a week before.

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After the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats — a pro-Russia nationalist party — in Republika Srpska secured a victory in the election earlier this month, party leader Milorad Dodik hosted a campaign victory party at a restaurant in the city of Banja Luka complete with an accordion rock band.

“If it had not been for Donald Trump’s magnificent victory, . . . we would probably be political corpses today,” he told supporters. The staunchly pro-Russian leader, who is himself barred from holding office, also credited Vladimir Putin, whom he met with in Moscow less than a week before.