The 18 Ukrainians Whose Assets Were Frozen By The EU
On Thursday the European Union froze the funds and assets held in the EU of 18 Ukrainian officials it deemed responsible for misappropriations of state funds, as well as those it says are responsible for human rights violations during the violent crackdown on protesters last month in Kiev.
According to some reports, deposed President Viktor Yanukovych and his cronies embezzled as much as $37 billion during three years in office.
These are the 18 people the EU targeted:
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych
Born July 9, 1950, former president of Ukraine
Vitalii Yuriyovych Zakharchenko
Born Jan. 20, 1963, former minister of internal affairs
Viktor Pavlovych Pshonka
Born Feb. 6, 1954, former prosecutor general
Oleksandr Hryhorovych Yakymenko
Born Dec. 22, 1964, former head of Security Service
Andriy Volodymyrovych Portnov
Born Oct. 27, 1973, former adviser to the president
Olena Leonidivna Lukash
Born Nov. 12, 1976, former minister of justice
Andrii Petrovych Kliuiev
Born on Aug. 12, 1964, former head of presidential administration
Viktor Ivanovych Ratushniak
Born Oct. 16, 1959, former deputy minister of internal affairs
Oleksandr Viktorovych Yanukovych
Born July 1, 1973, son of former president, businessman
Viktor Viktorovych Yanukovych
Born July 16, 1981, son of former president, member of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament)
Artem Viktorovych Pshonka
Born March 19, 1976, son of former prosecutor general, deputy head of the faction of Party of Regions (the former president's party) in the Verkhovna Rada
Serhii Petrovych Kliuiev
Born Aug. 12, 1969, businessman, brother of Andrii K1iuiev
Mykola Yanovych Azarov
Born Dec. 17, 1947, prime minister until January 2014
Oleksii Mykolayovych Azarov
Son of former prime minister
Serhiy Vitaliyovych Kurchenko
Born Sept. 21, 1985, a billionaire who owns two Ukrainian banks, which Ukraine’s National Bank took over. Kurchenko is also a close friend of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych.
Dmytro Volodymyrovych Tabachnyk
Born Nov. 28, 1963, former minister of education and science
Raisa Vasylivna Bohatyriova
Born Jan. 6, 1953, former minister of health
Ihor Oleksandrovych Kalinin
Born Dec, 28, 1959, former adviser to the president
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