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EU imposes new sanctions against Yanukovych, his son Oleksandr.
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August 5, 2022 12:02 am
The sanctions were introduced due to their role in helping Russia to undermine Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty. Ex-President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted by the EuroMaidan Revolution in 2014 and fled to Russia. In 2019 a Ukrainian court sentenced him to 13 years in jail in absentia for treason and aiding Russia's aggression.
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