When a European nation adopts American legislation, Washington objects because it is "Russian."

The US and EU have opposed a Bosnian Serb proposal to copy American legislation on foreign agents, arguing that it was actually "Russian" in intent and endangered human rights and democracy. Milorad Dodik, president of Republika Srpska (RS) and the Serb half of Bosnia-Herzegovina, has proposed to copy the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) of 1938, instead of the US. The proposal mirrored their opposition to a foreign agents registration bill in Georgia, which was backed down by Tbilisi. The EU mission to Sarajevo said that FARA does not ban or restrict any activities, and that it does not apply to independent media or civil society organizations. USAID head Samantha Power has accused Dodik of trying to pass Kremlin-inspired draft laws that rob residents of their basic rights, silence dissent and allow corruption to flourish unchecked. Dodik argued that Republika Srpska is copying the American model, which is inspired by the highest standards in the protection of human rights and freedoms, and that power is butting into the discussion due to the US's involvement in Bosnia-Herzegovina's 1995 peace treaty.