Allegations of “a malign influence” of Russia in Bosnia were made up by the western centres of power, according to Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, who said that no one speaks about the influence of Britain and America in Bosnia which, according to him, actually exists.

“If we talked about their influence, their presence, their money, we could tell who makes influence here,” said Dodik, currently serving as Bosnia Presidency Chairman.

Milorad Dodik is the leader of the strongest political party in Republika Srpska (RS), Bosnia's Serb-dominated part, where he was elected in last October election to represent both Bosnian ethnic Serbs and RS entity.

Other two members in the state tripartite Presidency, the Bosniak and the Croat, are elected in Federation (FBiH) entity.

Prior to Bosnia's general election in October 2018, Dodik met Russia's President Vladimir Putin who wished the Serb leader luck in the run for the Presidency. Although he denied Russia's influence, Dodik always emphasised RS enjoys the strong support of Russia.

Speaking to journalists in the north-western city of Banja Luka on Sunday, Dodik said he could understand Britain was resentful towards Russia for blocking the Resolution at the UN Security Council which would declare Serbs a genocide people of the last century.

According to Dodik, Britain was a genocide society for centuries ago but that nobody dared to tell them what they were doing.

“There's no room for Serbs to say that the British did something good for us,” he added.

The Serb leader also said former and late foreign envoy in Bosnia, Lord Paddy Ashdown, was “the biggest vermin of all times and an entire history of this area” and he was, Dodik added, the product of British politics.