U.S. sanctions four Bosnian Serb top officials for undermining peace deal

President of Republika Srpska (Serb Republic) Milorad Dodik, and Serb member of Bosnia's tripartite inter-ethnic presidency Zeljka Cvijanovic march during a parade to celebrate Serb Republic national holiday, banned by the constitutional court, in East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

SARAJEVO (Reuters) -The United States on Monday imposed sanctions against four top Bosnian Serb officials, including the Serb member of the country's presidency, for undermining a U.S.-sponsored peace deal that ended the Balkan country's war in the 1990s.

Bosnia's presidency member Zeljka Cvijanovic, along with the prime minister, justice minister and parliament speaker of the Serb Republic, facilitated the passage of a law that undermines the Bosnian constitution, U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement.