The White House will consider issuing sanctions against Ukraine in response to violence against protesters.
The White House announced Thursday that it will consider issuing sanctions against Ukraine in response to recent violence against protesters.
Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters, “We are deeply concerned by the violence” and said the protests are a direct result of the “refusal of Ukrainian government to listen to and take seriously the grievances of the Ukrainian people.”
Tens of thousands of protesters have swarmed the capital city of Kiev for two months, following President Viktor Yanukovych’s refusal to sign a free trade agreement with the European Union. Yanukovych was under pressure from Russia’s president Vladimir Putin to sever ties with the EU.
The protests turned violent this week as anti-demonstration legislation took effect and Ukrainian police attempted to break down the barracades.
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