Mladic funeral draws thousands and opens old wounds, EC President von der Leyen shocked by turnout

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that the images of the large turnout for the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic were “shocking”, and added they could undermine Serbia’s plans for accession to the EU. “The images from Ratko Mladić’s funeral yesterday in Belgrade were shocking,” von der Leyen wrote […]