EU imposes sanctions on Ukraine’s elected opposition president
(MENAFN) The European Union has sanctioned Viktor Medvedchuk, the exiled Ukrainian opposition leader, along with 20 other individuals and six entities, accusing them of involvement in "Russia’s destabilizing actions abroad." This move comes as part of the EU’s 17th round of sanctions related to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Medvedchuk, a former leader of Ukraine's banned Opposition Platform – For Life party, has been on the EU blacklist since May 2024, but the new sanctions include additional measures, such as freezing assets and banning entry or transit through EU territory.
The EU claims that Medvedchuk and his associates, Artyom Marchevsky and Oleg Voloshin, controlled media outlets in Ukraine and used them to spread pro-Russian propaganda. They also accuse Medvedchuk of secretly financing the Voice of Europe media channel and his political platform, Another Ukraine, to undermine the legitimacy of the Ukrainian government and support Russian foreign policy.
Other individuals added to the sanctions list include German bloggers Thomas Roeper and Alina Lipp, as well as Turkish journalist Huseyin Dogru, the founder of AFA Medya company. Medvedchuk, once the head of the largest opposition faction in the Ukrainian parliament, was arrested after the conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalated. He was later exchanged for prisoners and has since lived in exile in Russia, with his Ukrainian citizenship revoked and his party outlawed.
Russia has consistently rejected the EU’s claims of interference in the internal affairs of EU nations. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has criticized the EU for transitioning from propaganda to directly persecuting media outlets and journalists based on political, ethnic, and cultural grounds.
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