The UN Security Council has voted to extend the EURFOR military mission in Bosnia. Russia abstained from voting to extend the EU peacekeeping force, saying Brussels' influence should not be imposed on the country, reports GHN based on DW.
The UN Security Council voted on Monday to extend the European Union peacekeeping mission in Bosnia for another year. Russia abstained from voting, instead of using its veto power as a permanent member of the Security Council.
It was the first time in 14 years that a member declined to support EURFOR, which has been working in Bosnia since the 1992-1995 civil war and was meant to calm tensions between Bosnia's Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs.
Observers say Russia aims to stem Europe's role in eastern Europe - an issue that has played a role in the war in Ukraine, where a pro-Russian insurgency has battled a Europe-leaning Ukrainian government for months.