The body of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, lay in state on Monday. Serbia defied European Union warnings against honoring him. Thousands gathered at a church in Belgrade to pay respects. Mladic, who died at 84, was convicted of genocide and war crimes during the Bosnian war. Serbia's government sent a plane to bring his remains and held a military commemoration. The EU criticized Serbia for glorifying Mladic, with officials canceling visits in protest. Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic dismissed the criticism, accusing the EU of bias.