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After the arrest of his political master, could the days of the Balkan's most feared warlord be numbered?
Just a few blocks further down from suspected war criminal Radovan Karadzic's most recent flat on Yuri Gagarin Street is an even grimmer housing estate, once used as the backdrop to a Dutch horror film. However, its resident monster is not only fictional: it is the last confirmed address of General Ratko Mladic, Karadzic's partner in crime and the only major Balkans fugitive still at large.
SINNER OR SAINT?
The 66-year-old Mladic led Bosnian Serb troops during the massacre in Srebrenica in 1995. However, Mladic is considered by many Serbs as a simple soldier who protected them during the war and is said to be shielded by elements in the powerful Serb army.
THE HEAT IS ON
Mladic will not be able to hold out much longer, given the tougher approach being taken by the new Serb government – a newly elected pro-European Union coalition which aspires to join the bloc. Western governments are keen for Serbia to overcome fears of violent reaction to Mladic's arrest pushing for his capture so Belgrade can pursue integration into the EU.
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