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| Ukrainian Euromaidan celebrating New Year (Image: Kyiv Post) |
Ukrainian Euromaidan, massive anti-government protests, continue for
more than month in Kyiv and nationwide, as Western countries including USA and
EU are discussing possible sanctions against some Ukrainian high officials.
Thus, USA President Barack Obama and his Administration received on Friday
the list of the names of Ukrainian officials who could face possible personal
sanctions of USA government. This list was given to the Presidential
Administration during the meeting of President with the representatives of Ukrainian
Diaspora in Washington.
The meeting was held to discuss the possible steps and actions of
American government in order to support democratic process in Ukraine.
Representatives of Ukrainian Diaspora called on Mr. Obama and his Administration
to impose personal sanctions on several officials, including on the Secretary
of National Defense Council Andrey Klyuev and Minister of Interior Vitaly
Zakharchenko. Among the names in the list are many high officials allegedly
responsible for the recent violent dispersals of the peaceful protests in Kyiv
and following repressions against the activists all over Ukraine.
According to the Presidential decree personal sanctions are being
imposed on the listed officials and all the members of their families including
children.
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| Gianni Pittella, Vice-Presidnet of European Parliament (Image: Presse Europe) |
Meanwhile Vice-President of European Parliament Gianni Pittella called
for EU to take serious actions in order to stop anti-democratic actions of
current Ukrainian government and regime of Victor Yanukovich. Mr. Pittella made
this statement during press-conference with Eugenia Tymoshenko, daughter of
Ukrainian ex-Prime Minister and prominent oppositional leader, currently
imprisoned.
Mr. Pittella announced that he will call for European political
institutions to take measures and more active actions in order to stop
anti-democratic actions of Ukrainian Yanukovich’s regime. He stated also that
EU is considering the possibility of imposing personal sanctions and
anti-corruption investigations.
Vice-President of European Parliament stated that he isn’t responsible
for imposing sanctions, but he claimed that sanctions could be possibly imposed
and their forms could be different, such as freezing of financial bonds and
blocking access to the bank accounts in European banks or even restrictions of
movement on the territory of European Union.
Mr. Pittella also stated that one of the most terrible issues of
violations of human rights’ and democratic freedoms and values in Ukraine is
current imprisonment of Yulia Tymoshenko. He also marked recent attempts to
arrest and start criminal case against Sergy Vlasenko, head of Mrs. Tymoshenko’s
defense team, brutal beating of the prominent journalist and activist Tatyana
Chornovol, recent repressions against the activists of Euromaidan and attempts
to violently disperse peaceful protesters.
Gianni Pittella met earlier with the leaders of Ukrainian oppositional
forces as well.
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