• The conviction of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb commander, on war crimes charges was meant to close a chapter on a conflict that unleashed Europe’s worst atrocities since World War II.

But Serbia, which was seen as the aggressor in the Bosnian wars, has never accepted responsibility for the crimes committed in the name of the Serbian people, and has even welcomed convicted war criminals back into the fold. Above, supporters of Mr. Mladic in Belgrade.

The country is torn between its close relationship with Russia and the prospect of E.U. membership, which is losing public support. “If we want to be a part of it, we have to make up our minds,” one analyst said, “and sooner rather than later.”

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