US sanctions Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik for ‘destabilizing activities’

Asset freezes and visa bans after Dodik's threat to withdraw Serbs from Bosnian national army and other state-level institutions

The US has imposed new sanctions on the Bosnian Serb leader, Milorad Dodik, a television station under his control and two other officials for significant corruption and destabilizing activities".

The sanctions, involving asset freezes and visa bans, follow Dodik's threat to withdraw Serbs from the Bosnian national army and other state-level institutions, potentially destroying the 1995 Dayton peace treaty and opening the way for a return to conflict.