On July 8 , 2015 , Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have condemned the Srebrenica massacre as a genocide . Lobbied by the Republika Srpska and Serbia , the veto was praised by Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić stating that Russia had " prevented an attempt of smearing the entire Serbian nation as genocidal " and proven itself as a true and honest friend
Srebrenica massacre
Srebrenica massacre
Bosnia and Herzegovina–Serbia relations