President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree imposing new sanctions on pro-Russian politicians and propagandists, he introduced on Jan. 19.
"We’re blocking propagandists working for Russia, individuals who have gone over to the enemy's aspect, and those that assist Russia proceed the struggle," Zelensky mentioned in a video handle posted on Fb.
The decree places into impact a choice made earlier by Ukraine's Nationwide Safety and Protection Council.
Eighteen individuals have been listed on the formal decree. Amongst them are outstanding pro-Russian politicians Yuriy Boyko, Nestor Shufrych, and Yevhen Muraiev.
Zelensky additionally famous that the nation is working to deprive pro-Russian figures of state awards, particularly mentioning the Hero of Ukraine title.
Final month, Ukraine's parliament voted to request that Zelensky to strip the Hero of Ukraine award from parliamentary member Yuriy Boyko. Boyko had days earlier repeated Russian propaganda speaking factors on social media about "radicals" controlling the streets in Ukraine.
Boyko beforehand led the previous pro-Russian political occasion Opposition Platform — For Life, which was banned by the Supreme Court docket following Russia's full-scale invasion.
He was awarded the title Hero of Ukraine in 2004 throughout his tenure as head of Ukraine's state-owned oil and fuel firm Naftogaz.
"There are nonetheless many names within the request for the revocation of awards," lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak mentioned after the parliamentary vote.
Shufrych was arrested final 12 months on costs of subversive actions in opposition to Ukraine and financing Russia's Nationwide Guard in occupied Crimea. In accordance with the investigation, Shufrych paid Russia's Nationwide Guard for guarding his elite actual property in Crimea, illegally annexed by Russia in 2014.
Muraiev, former chief of the now-banned pro-Russian Nashi occasion, was charged with treason in 2023. The Safety Service famous that Muraiev used his media empire, together with the Nash TV channel, to disseminate pro-Russian narratives.
Shortly earlier than the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the U.Okay. Overseas Workplace warned that the Kremlin intends to put in Muraiev as the pinnacle of the Russian puppet regime in Kyiv. Media studies have acknowledged that Muraiev left Ukraine in 2022.
The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Denisova
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