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Bosnia signs up to Trump-linked pipeline to reduce Russian gas dependence

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 421 words · By Daniel Khalili-Tari; News Agencies
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Bosnia signs up to Trump-linked pipeline to reduce Russian gas dependence The European Union warns that the deal on the link to Croatia could jeopardise Bosnia’s bid to join the bloc.

Claims checked 13
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What happened

Bosnia signs up to Trump-linked pipeline to reduce Russian gas dependence The European Union warns that the deal on the link to Croatia could jeopardise Bosnia’s bid to join the bloc.

Why it matters

Bosnia and Herzegovina has signed a deal to construct a gas pipeline that is backed by investors connected to United States President Donald Trump and promises to reduce the country’s dependence on Russian supply.

Common ground

The agreement, signed with neighbouring Croatia on Tuesday at a summit in the city of Dubrovnik, aims to relieve Sarajevo of its reliance on Russian gas, which it needs to do in advance of a European Union ban on energy purchases from Moscow set to take…

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “By connecting Bosnia to Croatia’s LNG terminal on the island of Krk”
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Al Jazeera and other web results explicitly state the pipeline connects Bosnia to the LNG terminal on the Croatian island of Krk.
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web search NEUTRAL — Liquified natural gas tanker at sea. The pipeline would offer Bosnia access to US LNG arriving to Croatia's terminal on the island of Krk [File: Issei Kato/Reuters].
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/28/bosnia-signs-up-to-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Southern Interconnector is a strategic gas pipeline project that will connect Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Croatian gas transmission system and the LNG terminal on the Croatian island of Krk.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/southern-interconnector-gas-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — At its simplest, the project is a natural gas pipeline intended to connect Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Adriatic coast of Croatia, specifically to the liquefied natural gas terminal on the island of …
https://www.lvivherald.com/post/the-balkans-controversial-ne…
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Claim 2: “The agreement, signed with neighbouring Croatia on Tuesday at a summit in the city of Dubrovnik”
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Al Jazeera and ABC News report the deal was signed by the leaders of Bosnia and Croatia at a summit (ABC News specifies it was on the sidelines of a summit of Baltic, Black and Adriatic countries).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander I Karađorđević (Serbo-Croatian: Александар I Карађорђевић, romanized: Aleksandar I Karađorđević, pronounced [aleksǎːndar př̩viː karadʑǒːrdʑevitɕ]; 16 December [O.S. 4 December] 1888 – 9 Octo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_I_of_Yugoslavia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Slobodan Milošević (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Милошевић, pronounced [slobǒdan milǒːʃevitɕ] , 20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the president of Serbia betw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slobodan_Milošević
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vojislav Šešelj (Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав Шешељ, pronounced [ʋǒjislaʋ ʃěʃeʎ]; born 11 October 1954) is a Serbian politician and war criminal. He is the founder and president of the far-right Serbian…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vojislav_Šešelj
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Claim 3: “The project is estimated to be worth around $1.5bn”
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Claim 4: “would also include the construction of gas-fired power plants aimed at reducing coal-based electricity production”
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Claim 5: “a country that currently depends on Russia for its entire supply”
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Multiple sources state that Bosnia and Herzegovina has historically relied on Russia for 100% or exclusively for its gas supply.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bosnia and Herzegovina has historically relied on Russia for 100% of its gas supply.The end of the dominance of Russian gas and oil is upon us. The new pipeline will run 74 km on the Croatian side and…
https://energiesmedia.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina-advance-new…
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web search NEUTRAL — Share of gas supply from Russia infographic. Europe would only be able to cope for six weeks without Russian gas (Image: EXPRESS.CO.UK).Some Balkan nations – North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina an…
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1580903/europe-dependen…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia has the largest natural gas reserves in the world – at 1,688.228 billion cubic meters (BCM) – and exports more natural gas than any other country, shipping an estimated 175.7 billion cubic mete…
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/natural-g…
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Claim 6: “Bosnia and Herzegovina has signed a deal to construct a gas pipeline that is backed by investors connected to United States President Donald Trump”
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Multiple web search results confirm Bosnia and Croatia signed a gas pipeline deal and that it involves US interests/investors tied to Trump (Al Jazeera, Dnews).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bosnian Americans (Bosnian: Bosanski Amerikanci) are Americans whose ancestry can be traced to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnian immigration to the United States began as early as the 19th century, but …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_Americans
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Francis O'Grady (born October 12, 1965) is a former United States Air Force (USAF) fighter pilot. On June 2, 1995, he was shot down over Bosnia and Herzegovina by a 2K12 Kub (NATO designation SA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_O'Grady
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Željka Cvijanović (née Grabovac; Serbian Cyrillic: Жељка Цвијановић, née Грабовац, pronounced [ʒêːʎka tsʋijǎːnoʋitɕ]; born 4 March 1967) is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as the 8th and current Ser…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Željka_Cvijanović
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Claim 7: “Bosnian lawmakers voted to name US-based AAFS Infrastructure and Energy as the investor and developer of the project”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific vote to name AAFS Infrastructure and Energy as the investor.
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Claim 8: “the Southern Interconnection Agreement, as it is formally known”
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Multiple sources refer to the project as the 'Southern Interconnection' or 'Southern Interconnector' gas project.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an article for events in the year 2026 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union (EU) is the stated aim of the present relations between the two entities. Bosnia and Herzegovina has been recognised by the European Union…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Bosnia_and_Herzeg…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The foreign relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Croatia are bound together by shared history, language, neighboring geography and cultural commonalties. They established diplomatic rela…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina–Croatia…
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Claim 9: “Bosnia is in the process of seeking EU membership”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm Bosnia and Herzegovina has been an EU candidate country since 2022.
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web search NEUTRAL — It is a member of the United Nations, Council of Europe, OSCE, CEFTA, and is also a founding member of the SEECP. Bosnia and Herzegovina has been an EU candidate country since 2022, and a NATO members…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
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web search NEUTRAL — The EU could make a decision to grant Bosnia candidate status by the end of this year or 2017, but much remains dependent on the pace of reforms, especially in the judiciary. Candidate status would th…
https://www.dw.com/en/bosnia-herzegovina-faces-a-long-road-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bosnia-Herzegovina is an independent state which is partially under international oversight under the terms of the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords which ended the 1992-95 Bosnian war and the break-up of Yug…
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17211415
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Claim 10: “AAFS Infrastructure and Energy is headed by Jesse Binnall, a lawyer who previously worked for Trump and unsuccessfully sought to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, and Joseph Flynn, the brother of Trump’s former adviser Michael Flynn”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the leadership of AAFS Infrastructure and Energy or the specific roles of Jesse Binnall and Joseph Flynn.
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Claim 11: “Bosnian Prime Minister Borjana Kristo, who signed the deal alongside Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic”
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Al Jazeera and ABC News explicitly name Borjana Kristo (Bosnia) and Andrej Plenkovic (Croatia) as the signatories of the deal.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General elections are scheduled to be held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 4 October 2026. They will decide the makeup of the presidency as well as national, entity and cantonal governments.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Bosnian_general_election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Borjana Krišto (née Krželj; born 13 August 1961) is a Bosnian Croat politician serving as Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina since January 2023. She previously served as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borjana_Krišto
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian/Croatian: Predsjedavajući Vijeća ministara Bosne i Hercegovine, Serbian: Предсједавајући Савјета министара Босне и Херцегови…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Council_of_Min…
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Claim 12: “European Union ban on energy purchases from Moscow set to take effect next year”
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Web search results indicate the EU is phasing out Russian energy, with a specific timeline mentioning a ban on Russian LNG taking effect in 2026 and 2027.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Armenia has initiated the process of joining the European Union as a member state. On 12 March 2024, the European Parliament passed a resolution noting that Armenia could apply for membership if it me…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Armenia_to_the_Eu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — European Russia is the western and most populated part of the Russian Federation. It is geographically situated in Europe, as opposed to the country's sparsely populated and vastly larger eastern part…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia–European Union relations are the international relations between the European Union (EU) and Russia. Russia borders five EU member states: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland; the Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–European_Union_relation…
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Claim 13: “The EU’s ambassador to Bosnia, Luigi Soreca, warned in a letter earlier this month that Bosnia must adhere to accession obligations”
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