EU might drop some sanctions against Yanukovych

 

EU might drop some sanctions against YanukovychThe set of sanctions the European Union imposed on former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and some close associates over corruption allegations is facing legal problems that look set to force Brussels to drop at least some of the targets, according to EU officials and diplomats, Market Watch reports.The EU's decision questions the validity of sanctions as the EU's major tool to control other countries. The EU has already lost a series of court cases involving Iranian and Syrian people and companies who successfully challenged sanctions against them.According to diplomats and officials, there are legal concerns about more than two-thirds of 22 people currently targeted over misappropriation of state funds, Market Watch reports.

The set of sanctions the European Union imposed on former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and some close associates over corruption allegations is facing legal problems that look set to force Brussels to drop at least some of the targets, according to EU officials and diplomats, Market Watch reports.
The EU's decision questions the validity of sanctions as the EU's major tool to control other countries. The EU has already lost a series of court cases involving Iranian and Syrian people and companies who successfully challenged sanctions against them.
According to diplomats and officials, there are legal concerns about more than two-thirds of 22 people currently targeted over misappropriation of state funds, Market Watch reports.