Bosnia is one of the countries where Russia has contributed troops for the NATO-led stabilization force.

At the beginning of 12 January 1996, Russia had sent troops in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, via Tuzla.

During the 1999 Kosovo events, the 1996 agreement on joint operations in Bosnia was cited as an example of successful Russia-NATO cooperation.

[2] Russian position on post-war reconstruction of Bosnia remains, as of 2008, in line with the Western policy.

In particular, in October 2007 Russia upheld the Western denial of ethnic voting (defended by the Serbian minority and the government of Serbia).