
The United States of America has given a strong blow to Russian influence in the Western Balkans, putting a large number of businessmen, ministers, former ministers and leaders of Slavic parties on the "black list" of sanctions.
The US Treasury Department's sanctions have affected important figures in North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro, sanctioning a total of 10 individuals and their companies.
Some of those sanctioned are:
Savo Cvijetinović (Cvijetinović) member of the executive board of the political party of the President of Republika Srpska (RS), Milorad Dodik, Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), in the RS unit of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
Dusko Perovic (Perovic) is the long-serving head of the RS representative office in Moscow, Russia.
Petar Djokic (Djokic) is currently the Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines of RS.
Miodrag "Daka" Davidovic (Davidovic) has laundered money for decades for crime syndicates, strengthening his influence and carving out his criminal enterprise of smuggling cigarettes, oil and weapons in Montenegro.
Branislav "Brano" Micunovic (Micunovic) has been a leading figure in organized crime in Montenegro for decades, dating back to the era of the former Yugoslavia.
Sergey Samsonenko (Samsonenko) is a dual citizen of Russia and North Macedonia and a wealthy businessman residing in North Macedonia.
The companies Bet-City and Orka Holding have also been sanctioned.
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