President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen spoke out regarding yesterday’s funeral of Hague-convicted Ratko Mladić in Belgrade.

“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 genocide in Srebrenica and other crimes,” Ursula von der Leyen posted on the social media platform X.

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.…

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) September 8, 2026

She then added that the elements of official support and the presence of some senior Serbian officials at the funeral were deeply regrettable.

“They show a failure to confront a dark chapter in Europe’s recent history and contradict the values underpinning Serbia’s path toward the European Union. Our thoughts are with all the victims of crimes committed in the countries of the former Yugoslavia,” von der Leyen concluded.

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Source: Nova ; Foto: AP / Geert Vanden Wijngaert

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