US imposes sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has imposed financial sanctions on a Bosnian Serb leader for obstructing the U.S.-brokered peace accords that ended Bosnia’s war two decades ago.

Milorad Dodik is president of Republika Srpska, which is part of Bosnia. The Treasury Department says it is designating Dodik for threatening national sovereignty by defying a ruling of Bosnia’s constitutional court.

John Smith, a senior department official, says Tuesday’s action underscores U.S. commitment to the 1995 Dayton Accords and the country’s European integration.

Under the sanctions, any assets Dodik has in the United States are now blocked. Americans are banned from doing business with him.

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