An EU court ruled Thursday that the European Union’s 2014 decision to impose sanctions on five Ukrainians should be overturned, dealing another setback to the bloc’s ongoing efforts to blacklist businessmen and former officials from Ukraine.
The General Court of the EU ordered that the men, including former prime minister Mykola Azarov, should be removed from the blacklist, arguing that a letter from Ukrainian prosecutors used to target the individuals did not provide evidence against them.
“[T]he letter provides no details concerning the matters specifically alleged against the five Ukrainians or the nature of their responsibility,” the court ruled, concluding that the …read more
Source: European Voice
