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Concerns mount as Zelensky turns sanctions into tool for punishing critics, former allies

Editor's note: Ukraine’s Supreme Court on July 10 rejected ex-President Petro Poroshenko’s lawsuit seeking to overturn his successor Volodymyr Zelensky’s sanctions against him. Read about this here. When President Volodymyr Zelensky slapped sanctions on ex-lawmaker Boryslav Bereza on July 7, many were left wondering what, if anything, linked him to Russia or posed a threat to Ukraine's national security. Bereza has never publicly expressed any sympathies for Russia and has been a pro-Western p

President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin, Germany, on April 14, 2026.

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Journalism in Ukraine faces significant challenges including Russian disinformation campaigns, physical threats to reporters, and attacks on media infrastructure since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. At least 79 journalists and media workers have been killed covering the war as of February 2025, according to the Institute of Mass Information.

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