US EditionLithuania sanctions Bosnian Serb leader, his allies
- Lithuania sanctioned three Bosnian Serb officials, including Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik, in late April 2025, barring their entry until April 2030.
- The sanctions followed Dodik's conviction for defying international envoy Christian Schmidt by passing laws blocking federal institutions in Republika Srpska.
- Dodik, Prime Minister Radovan Viakovi, and parliamentary speaker Nenad Stevandic also face international arrest warrants for unconstitutional attempts to secede from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry warned that these actions might undermine stability in the area and increase risks to the security of Europe, while several other EU and NATO members have implemented comparable sanctions.
- These coordinated sanctions aim to uphold Bosnia’s constitutional order and the Dayton Peace Agreement amid ongoing political tensions in the country.
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Dodik banned from entering Lithuania, Poland also imposes sanctions
The Lithuanian government has banned the entry into the country of the unconvicted President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, and the Prime Ministers and National Assembly Presidents of that entity, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Radovan Višković and Nenad Stevandić. Poland has also initiated the procedure to impose sanctions against Dodik.
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nin.rsLithuania imposed sanctions on Dodik, Stevandić and Višković
The Lithuanian government has imposed sanctions on the president of the Bosnian entity Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik, the president of the RS National Assembly Nenad Stevandić and the prime minister Radovan Višković, reports Al Džazira, referring to the official announcement of the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Lithuania.
Bosnian Serb leader Dodik and two of his associates banned from entering Lithuania
Lithuania has imposed sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, Republika Srpska Prime Minister Radovan Viskovic and Parliament Speaker Nenad Stevandic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed to Elta. These individuals are banned from entering Lithuania as of April 22. “The sanctions were imposed for actions that threaten the stability, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, peace and the Dayton Peace A…
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