Russia's 'Night Wolves' to Tour Bosnia Despite Ban

The Night Wolves on one of their tour. Photo: EPA/Carsten Koall

The Russian motorcyle group, the Night Wolves, intend to visit several towns and cities in Serbia and Bosnia as part of their "Russian Balkans" tour - despite a ban on their leaders entering Bosnia imposed last week.

On Sunday, the Night Wolves published their route final, which will end on March 28. According to the plan, they will visit Belgrade, Novi Sad, Valjevo, Krusevac, Nis, Jagodina, Kragujevac and Bela Crkva in Serbia - plus Bijeljina, Brcko, Doboj and Banja Luka in Bosnia's mainly Serbian entity, Republika Srpska.

"The route reprises the pilgrimage routes of the distant past, with stop-offs in the ancient centres of Orthodox Christianity, such as monasteries and churches, where icons of Russian saints will be delivered as gifts," the Facebook page of the Serbian representative of the Night Wolves, Sasa Savic, said.

The announcement added that the project is being implemented with grant from the Russian President for the development of civil society, the Foundation for Presidential Grants.

Savic and the Russian head of the Night Wolves, Alexandar Zaldastanov, were both banned from entering Bosnia last Wednesday.

However, the group has made clear they intend to continue the tour. A TV station from Banja Luka, the administrative centre of Republika Srpska, on Sunday said Savic plans to sue Bosnia's Security Minister, Dragan Mektic.

Savic said Mektic was "ruining the reputation of the Night Wolves and he does not understand why he is banned from entering Bosnia" media reported.

In his own reaction on Facebook, Alexandar Zaldastanov said that the tour would continue without him, and added: "They can't stop it".

Earlier this month, Mektic said the Night Wolves were considered a potential...

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