Milorad Dodik, the Serb member of Bosnia's tripartite Presidency, said following the Serbian Army exercise 'Shield 2022', which he attended with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic, that the demonstrated military force “fills the hearts of the Serbs.”

“I am honoured to attend the ‘Shield 2022’ exercise and I can say that the Army of Serbia is able to successfully protect and defend our people and Serbia,” said Dodik.

“We in Republika Srpska are closely following everything and we are very proud of the success that was presented here,” Dodik wrote on Twitter.

Speaking at the event, Vucic said that Serbia is an actor of peace in the region and that he is proud of Serbia and the Army of Serbia.