
US lifts sanctions on separatist Bosnian Serb leader Dodik and his family
The U.S. has lifted sanctions against separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik. The sanctions were imposed in 2022 by the Biden administration, which accused him of corruption and threatening to destabilize the region through his separatist activities. The decision to lift the sanctions was announced by the Treasury Department on Wednesday, but U.S. officials have not commented on the reasons behind it. Dodik until recently was a member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency and he is staunchly pro-Russian. He has long advocated for the separation of the Bosnian Serb region of Bosnia.