The sanctions against the former president of Ukraine and his associates have been prolonged for one year.
The European Union prolonged sanctions against President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych and his associates for one more year. The relevant decision was passed during the meeting of the committee of permanent representatives of EU member countries, Forbes Ukraine reports.
In the meantime, Raisa Bohatyreva, the Ex-Minister of Healthcare, was excluded from sanction lists.
The decision will be officially approved on March 4 at the meeting of EU Council and published in the Official Journal on March 5, whereupon it will come into force.
As it is known, the European Union imposed sanctions against 18 former Ukrainian highest officials on March 6, 2014.
On March 5, 2015, the sanctions were prolonged for one year for 14 out of them, and for a half a year – for Olena Lukash, Serhei Kliev, Dmitrii Tabachnyk and Victor Yanukovych, Jr.
On June 5, Yanukovych Jr, who died on Baykal, was excluded from lists. For Kliuev the sanctions were prolonged to October 6, and to March 6, 2016 – for Lukash and Tabachnyk.
