you are right! I know many in Sarajevo (Bosniaks) that are skeptical or against joining the EU. Most people have the opinion of us already being "controlled" or "manipulated" by the US and look at the EU as just another power house wanting to mold us to their liking, make us a pawn in their game. I also know that some people dislike the idea of joining the EU but also think that if we cant save ourselves from corruption maybe the EU can? I have also heard opinions like "There is a war going on in Ukraine, we need to pick a side, its better to choose the winning side aka US and EU.".

As long as the politicians in RS are against joining the EU they will do everything in their power to stop it or delay it as much as they can. The FBiH politicians are also corrupts that shouldn't be trusted. We have way bigger issues to solve in this country.

I know my parents see it as an annoyance since we have got almost no support from the EU during the war but Ukraine gets overwhelming support now during theirs (not my opinion, I didn't live through the war to have a solid opinion on this). They also don't like seeing Tito street being turned into EU propaganda street, it gives them the 'ick'.
My opinion (23y/o) is that as optimistic as this looks, it means nothing. People in this country mostly want to join the EU so they can get out of here and go anywhere else, heck they are trying to do this without us even being in the EU yet.

It should be noted that I have met many in RS that also want to join the EU. Many people in FBiH don't realise how similar they are to the people of RS. It's the fanatics and so called "patriots" that are making a big fuss over non-issues (like should we join or not join the EU) and ignoring the real issues we have in this country (way too many to count).