"A political decision may be taken to extend the EU sanctions [against former Ukrainian authorities], in general, or in part," Kasko said.
The official added that it was difficult to predict whether the European Union would extend for another year its sanctions against all 18 high-ranking officials or some of them, due to it being a matter of ongoing debates in the EU.
In this regard, he said: "To be honest, the investigating authorities have not yet reached the stage that will enable them to recover assets in the near future."
Read alsoPGO: Yanukovych gave direct order to disperse MaidanKasko also said the Main Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) was involved in the investigation against former high-ranking officials that had been included in the sanctions list.
Kasko is convinced that the EU decision to extend sanctions will be guided by political will to support Ukraine rather than by the Ukrainian investigators’ work.
Kasko also did not specify the amount of seized funds held abroad.
"It's not just about the arrested funds in the banks, but also property, yachts, land and real estate, which have not been assessed," Deputy Prosecutor General said.
Read alsoPension accounts of Yanukovych, Azarov in Ukraine frozen by courtAs UNIAN reported earlier, Kasko said he expected the EU to lift in March 2016 its sanctions against former Ukrainian officials imposed after the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine, because Ukrainian law enforcement agencies had not yet provided evidence confirming that the funds were obtained in a corruption-related way.
Read alsoUkraine prosecutor: EU may lift sanctions against Yanukovych's allies in MarchIn 2014, the PGO launched over 30 criminal proceedings against the ousted Ukrainian ex-president, Viktor Yanukovych, and his allies.
The Council of the European Union imposed sanctions against 22 former Ukrainian senior officials and affiliated individuals, with the governments of the U.S., Canada and Switzerland following suit. Bank accounts of Ukraine's former senior officials in Switzerland, Latvia, Liechtenstein were also frozen.
