Russia says international tribunal creates myth Serbs solely to blame for war crimes in former Yugoslavia


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  • Saturday, 26 Mar 2016

Bosnian survivors and family members carry a banner with victims of the Bosnian war as they gather outside the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) before the verdict of the genocide trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is announced, in the Hague, the Netherlands March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Michael Kooren

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia continued to create the myth that the Serbian people were solely responsible for war crimes in the former Yugoslavia.

The ministry made the comments in a statement reacting to the conviction of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic by U.N. judges of genocide for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.

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