War criminal Mladic buried with military honours in Serbia despite EU warnings

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Ratko Mladic, the convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal, was buried with military honors in Serbia despite warnings from the European Union. Thousands gathered to pay homage at the Serbian Orthodox Church in Belgrade, reflecting polarized views of Mladic's legacy amid ongoing tensions between Serbia and the EU.

Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, was buried on Monday with military honours and crowds attending as Serbia defied European Union warnings against allowing public homage to the man found guilty of the continent’s first case of genocide since World War II. Thousands of mourners started arriving early at the small Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Luke in Belgrade to honour Mladic as his body lay in state. Mladic is still viewed as a hero...