Svetlana Cenic, economic analyst, stated in Pressing hard-talk show that scaring people with war should be introduced in criminal legislation.

“We all need a psychotherapist, I think, per capita. Every day I ask, haven't you learned from the past how governance works and that the constant threat of war is the norm? And then Dodik comes on TV and says ‘there won't be war,’ wants to appear on talk shows, and people ask me, ‘Did you hear what he said? Did you listen?’ Should he be the one deciding if there's going to be war? Should one man be able to scare you like that? We should be closed off, fenced with barbed wire, and decontaminated. It's mental harassment, psychological terror that's constantly imposed on this population. How does it feel to someone who has young children, elderly parents, has started a business, founded a family, and is forced to depend on someone else's foolishness and power games? This should be met with draconian punishment, to see if they'll do it again after spending some time in prison. Imagine how irresponsible it is to say, ‘if this gets approved, there will be unrest and conflict in the region.’ Who are you to declare whether there will be conflict? He should be arrested immediately”, she stressed.

Cenic commented on Dodik's announcement that he's going to the front line with his son.

“The English would say ‘when pigs fly.’ That's how likely that is. But you and I know this. It's a form of manipulation, arrogance, audacity, and a complete lack of empathy for fathers, mothers, and children. Parents have to explain to their kids whether there will be war or not. What kind of arrogance is that? And now it's like, ‘no, no, we were just joking.’ Joke with your family at home, not with mine or others'”, she said.

She replied to hosts question if there is a serious risk of something bad happening?

“From whom do you expect serious intent? Sometimes I wonder if Dodik has bipolar disorder because it's a serious mental illness that can be treated. But then I think he has periods of bipolar disorder, sometimes within a single day, other times within a week. Recovery starts when he says which of those characters is him. Whose side is he on—Chinese, Russian, American, Martian—and which Dodik should we believe? I think none of them. Where do you see courage in them, except when they're hidden in a crowd? They're all nothing but cowards. Who among them has fought? Who knows what it means to have nothing? These are the people who'd fight but can't even manage what they have. They'd find me in Tasmania”, Cenic argued.