Trump’s return to office in January 2025 brought a significant hike in spending by the Republika Srpska in the US. Since then, the entity has hired four new lobbying firms: Zell & Associates International Advocates, Stokes Strategies, GS2Law and Continental Strategy. Stokes paid Christine Czerjenewski of Firefly Communications some 50,000 euros for research work. Neither Stokes Strategies nor Firefly Communications responded to requests for comment. A month before the US lifted sanctions on Dodik & Co, Republika Srpska authorities hired GS2Law to the tune of 130,000 euros.