The U.S. designates individuals and organizations in the Western Balkans because of corruption and hostile activities.

Minister of the U.S. Treasury November 16, 2023

WASHINGTON -

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated eight individuals and six entities under West Balkans Executive Order 14033 and Russia Executive Order 14024. In a coordinated action, the U.S. Department of State also designated two individuals and 12 entities under Executive Order No. 14024.

"Russia continues to use its influence in the Western Balkans to impede the region's integration into international institutions and organizations, and to use key jurisdictions to facilitate its aggressive destabilizing activities,"

- stated Deputy''s Treasury Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson. "The actions today reaffirm the U.S. government's broad effort to promote peace, stability, and functioning democratic governance in the Western Balkan region. "

Savo Cvjetinovic (Cvjetinovic)

is a member of the executive board of the political party Union of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) of the President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik in the legal entity Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). He is also a representative of BN Engineering, a company registered in Republika Srpska and controlled by the former deputy head of the air transportation unit of the Russian Armed Forces and former commander of the''Russian military transport component. BN Engineering facilitated the illegal transportation of helicopter engines manufactured in Ukraine to Russia via BiH.

BN Engineering is appointed in accordance with Decree No. 14024 for work or previous work in the aviation sector of the economy of the Russian Federation. Cvjetinovich is appointed pursuant to Decree No. 14024 for being or having previously been a leader, officer, senior manager or board member of BN Engineering, persons whose property and interests are blocked pursuant to Decree No. 14024.

PetarвЂokiћ (Ђokiћ)

is the Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Republika Srpska. In 2017, Ђokiћ signed an agreement''with the Croatian Minister of Environment and Energy on the construction of a pipeline from Croatia to the Bosanski Brod oil refinery, which is owned by a Russian company in Republika Srpska. The conclusion of such an agreement is a threat to the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement. Ђokiћs punishment sends a clear message that the United States will not tolerate anti-Dayton behavior.

Ђokiћ is designated under Executive Order 14033 for responsibility for or contributing to, or directly or indirectly participating in, a violation or act that impeded or threatened the implementation of any regional security, cooperation, or mutual recognition agreements or framework or liability mechanism related to the Western Balkans,'''including the 2018 Prespa Agreement, the 2001 Ohrid Framework Agreement, UN Security Council Regulation 1244, the Dayton Peace Agreement or the Basic Provisions of the Peace Implementation Council held in London in December 1995, including decisions or conclusions of the High Representative, the Peace Implementation Council or its advisory board or the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia or, in respect of the former Yugoslavia, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.

Duško Perović (Perović)

is the long-term head of the Republika Srpska office in Moscow, Russia. Perovic has been an integral part of organizing the interaction between Republika Srpska President Milorad''Dodik, his SNSD party and Russian officials. He regularly lobbied for meetings between Dodik and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Perovic also acted as an intermediary between the Republika Srpska government, headed by Dodik, and a prominent Russian billionaire. Despite being an employee of the Republika Srpska government, Perovic was employed by two of the billionaire's companies during the time he was making a lucrative deal with the Republika Srpska government. Perovic also owned shares in at least one offshore entity of the billionaire.

Perovic is appointed under Decree No. 14033 for acting or claiming to have acted for or on behalf of Milorad Dodik, persons, property and interests''which are blocked in accordance with Decree No. 14033.

Milorad Dodik

was designated by the U.S. on January 5, 2022, pursuant to Executive Order No. 14033 for responsibility for, or aiding or abetting or participating directly or indirectly in, a violation or act that impeded or threatened the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement, and for responsibility for, or aiding or abetting or participating directly or indirectly in corruption related to the Western Balkans. In addition, the U.S. previously designated Dodik on July 17, 2017, under Executive Order 13304 for obstruction of the Dayton Peace Agreement.

Miodrag "Daka" Davidovic (davidovic)

many years laundering money for criminal syndicates, consolidating his influence and building his criminal''s cigarette, oil and arms smuggling enterprise in Montenegro. His corrupt activities allowed Russia to undermine the independence of the country's democratic institutions.

He was also implicated in the scandal that led to the arrest of the chief secretary of the North Macedonian government, Draga Ruszkovski, the right-hand man of former Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. Rashkovski allegedly received a bribe from Davidovic to meet with Prime Minister Zaev and promote Davidovic's business interests. From 1991 to 1992, Davidovic served as minister of trade in the government of the self-proclaimed Serbian Autonomous Region (SAR) of BiH.

Davidović is appointed under Decree No. 14033 for responsibility or assistance or direct or indirect''private property for personal or political purposes or bribery.

Sergei Samsonenko (Samsonenko)

is a dual citizen of Russia and North Macedonia and a wealthy businessman living in North Macedonia. From 2017 to 2018, Samsonenko and his wife Irina (Irina), also dual citizens of Russia and North Macedonia, purchased land from SDN Yordan Kamchev (the United States designated Kamchev on July 19, 2023, pursuant to Executive Order 14033 for responsibility for, or aiding or abetting or directly or indirectly participating in, corruption related to the Western Balkans). This purchase ultimately prompted Samsonenko to testify before the North Macedonia court in the Conspiracies v. Vodono trial. Both Kamchev and''his mother Ratka Kunoska Kamceva (Kamceva) in money laundering.

Samsonenko, Irina and Kamcheva are appointed pursuant to Decree No. 14033 for providing material assistance, sponsoring or financing, providing goods or services to, or assisting Jordan Kamcev, a person whose property and interests are blocked pursuant to Decree No. 14033. Sistina Lajf Kear Sentar is appointed pursuant to Ordinance No. 14033 for owning or managing, or being or providing on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Irina, a person whose property and interests are blocked pursuant to Ordinance No. 14033. Bet City is appointed pursuant to Ordinance No. 14033 for owning or managing or finding or being or purporting to be acting on behalf of its''on behalf of or on behalf of Samsonenko and Kamchev, persons whose property and interests are blocked pursuant to Decree No. 14033. Orka Holding AD is a Kamchev-affiliated conglomerate operating in a wide range of industries. Orka Fajnans and Kamchev Konsalting are consulting and business service companies in the Kamchev network owned by Kamchev.

Orka Holding is appointed pursuant to Decree No. 14033 for owning or managing or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, or in any other way, directly or indirectly, Kamchev, a person whose property and interests are blocked pursuant to Decree No. 14033. Orka Fajnans and Kamchev Konsalting are appointed pursuant to Decree No. 14033 for owning or managing or being or purporting to be''is an international observer at the invitation of Vladimir Putin and has advocated for the alleged annexation of these regions to Russia.

The Department of State designates Misa Vatsiћa, pursuant to Executive Order 14024, for being responsible for or assisting or directly or indirectly participating or attempting to participate in activities that undermine the peace, security, political stability, or territorial integrity of the United States, its allies, or partners, for or on behalf of, or for the benefit, directly or indirectly, of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Nenad Popovich

He served as Serbia's minister from 2017 to 2022 and founded the nationalist Serbian People's Party in 2014. Popović owns many''companies and assets in Serbia and Russia. Since the 1990s, Popovic has used his companies based in Russia to enrich himself and establish close ties with top Kremlin officials. Popovic still uses his ties to the Kremlin to secure business for his assets, most of which are involved in consulting, real estate and electronics in the Russian economy, and to enrich himself through embezzlement and tax evasion schemes.

The Department of State designates Nenad Popovic under Executive Order 14024 for his work or prior work in the electronics sector of the Russian economy.

Popovich's primary assets in Russia include Asset Electro LLC and Asset Automation LLC

Mosen Esset Menedzhment LLC is engaged in operating''Institute of Relay Technology with Experimental Production (JSC VNIIR), VNIIR Promelektro LLC, ABS Electrotekhnika LLC, VNIIR Gidroelektroavtomatika JSC, JSC VNIIR Progress, VNIIR Transstroi LLC, JSC ABS ZEiM Automation, Dominion Tverskaya Yaroslavskaya LLC and Dominion Nikolski LLC.

The Department of State designates VNIIR Transstroi LLC and JSC ABS ZEiM Automation pursuant to Executive Order No. 14024 for owning or controlling or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Asset Electro LLC and Asset Automation LLC, respectively. The Department of State designates VNIIR Promelektro LLC, ABS Electrotekhnika LLC, VNIIR Gidroelektroavtomatika JSC and JSC VNIIR Progress pursuant to Executive Order No. 14024 for ownership or control or role or purported act on behalf of or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, JSC VNIIR. The Department of State designates VNIIR Transstroi LLC pursuant to Executive Order No''14024 for owning or controlling or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, JSC VNIIR and a block of shares in Asset Electro LLC. Finally, the Department of State designates Dominion Tverskaya Yaroslavskaya LLC and Dominion Nikolski LLC under Executive Order '14024 for ownership or control of, or an act or purported act on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Nenad Popovic.

As a result of today's action, all property and interests in property of the above named individuals located within the United States or owned or controlled by U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to the Office of Foreign Assets Control. In addition, any transactions by U.S. persons within (or through) the territory''for more information about today's designated individuals and organizations.