The European Union, at the suggestion of the Czech Republic, decided to impose sanctions on pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, producer Artyom Marchevsky and the Czech portal Voice of Europe.
This was announced by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs on social media.
“All restrictions that the Czech Republic had previously imposed against them are now valid in all 27 EU countries,” the statement reads.
In April 2022, Viktor Medvedchuck was detained by the Ukrainian Security Service on charges of treason and facilitating the activities of terrorist organizations.
After that, he was exchanged for prisoners held by Russia, and now lives in Russia.
On January 10, 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stripped Viktor Medvedchuk of his Ukrainian citizenship. Following that, the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine deprived Medvedchuk of the status of people’s deputy.
