EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen criticized the high turnout at the funeral of Ratko Mladić on September 8, 2026, calling the images 'shocking.' Mladić was a convicted war criminal responsible for genocide.
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EU's von der Leyen slams turnout for Mladic's funeral Reuters
Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu The images from Ratko Mladić’s funeral yesterday in Belgrade were shocking. Ratko Mladić was a convicted war criminal. He was responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. He died while serving a life sentence for the Srebrenica genocide and other crimes. 1/3 https:// bsky.app/profile/vonderleyen.e c.europa.eu/post/3muyi6eaq2s2f