The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik over claimed 'destabilizing' moves in the Balkan Peninsula.

Brian Nelson, the undersecretary of the treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence, claimed in a statement that "Milorad Dodik's destabilizing corrupt activities and attempts to dismantle the Dayton Peace Accords, motivated by his own self-interest, threaten the stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the entire region." 

His actions "threaten the stability, sovereignty and territorial integrity" of Bosnia and "undermine the Dayton Peace Accords, thereby risking wider regional instability," the statement added.

The US sanctions will freeze any assets Dodik may have in the US and make any transactions with him illegal under US law.

Alternativna Televizija, a prominent television network in the Bosnian Serb stronghold of Banja Luka that is owned by a company linked to Dodik's son, was also hit with sanctions.

The United States has been exercising its sanctions policy on several figures and countries for decades at this point, causing nothing but crises and misery for people.