UK sanctions 2 Bosnian-Serb leader for undermining peace

By DANICA KIRKA and JOVANA GEC
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Britain has sanctioned two leading Bosnian-Serb politicians. It is accusing them of encouraging ethnic hatred and jeopardizing the peace accord that ended the civil war in Bosnia more than 25 years ago. Milorad Dodik and Zeljka Cvijanovic will be hit with asset freezes and travel bans in the first sanctions the U.K. has leveled in Bosnia. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine had emboldened the pair to further erode the international rules-based system in the Western Balkans. She said the duo’s “reckless behavior threatens stability and security across the Western Balkans.”