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In total, there are currently 170 people and 44 organizations on the European Union's sanction list, as they damaged Ukraine's territorial integrity and fueled the conflict in the country.
The European Union has removed nine persons close to fugitive ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych from its anti-Russian sanctions list.
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The imposition of punitive measures against nine Ukrainians close to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in 2014 had to be lifted, mainly because of insufficient evidence, the German newspaper Die Welt reported, referring to internal documents of the European External Action Service (EEAS).
In total, there are currently 170 people and 44 organizations on the European Union's sanction list, as they damaged Ukraine's territorial integrity and fueled the conflict in the country.
According to European laws, individuals and organizations can sue and appeal the imposition of sanctions against them.
However, not all such claims are satisfied. For example, the sanctions against Russian propagandist Dmitry Kiselev remained in force, the publication said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, in March 2014, the European Union imposed sanctions against 150 people and 37 organizations for actions damaging or threatening territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. The measures include asset freeze and travel bans.
The EU has repeatedly extend the sanctions for another six months. The sanctions list was amended to exclude certain individuals in connection with their death or to expand the list with new persons whose actions threatened Ukraine's territorial integrity.