Mladic arrested? Update. Wow. The facts aren't at all clear yet, but some sort of negotiations on his surrender seem to be underway. More here.

Serbian gov't and Hague prosecutor Carla del Ponte are denying Mladic has been arrested. But, as my friend Andras writes, "There's still feverish speculation in the media. What fuels it is the credible threat on the part of the EU that if Mladic is not turned over within six days (by next Monday) the EU accession talks with Serbia will be postponed indefinitely. Not to mention the fact that Serbia's being in the doghouse internationally doesn't help its already weak position in the Kosovo final status talks, which began today in Vienna."

Late Update: The superb Belgrade journalist Dejan Anastasijevic is on NPR now saying that Mladic has definitely not been arrested or transferred to the NATO air base in Tuzla. Contact with him has been established with an eye towards negotiating his surrender.

Posted by Laura at February 21, 2006 03:35 PM