US hopes to walk Bosnia ‘back from the cliff’ as Serbs step up secession threat

As Bosnian Serb assembly prepares to vote on opting out of Bosnian institutions, US officials plan a diplomatic offensive

The US is determined to walk Bosnia back from the cliff" amid secessionist threats from Serb nationalists and is exploring sanctions among other options, a senior state department official has said.

Derek Chollet, a senior adviser to secretary of state Antony Blinken, was speaking ahead of a meeting on Friday of the Bosnian Serb assembly, which is expected to vote on whether to begin the process of opting out of the Bosnian army, judiciary and tax system.