KIEV, Jan. 29 – The sanctions against 17 former senior Ukrainian officials are still in effect, while the ruling of the General Court of the European Union applies to the sanctions, which were valid until 2015, Serhiy Horbatiuk, head of the Special Investigations Unit of the Main Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General's Office said.

"Currently, all the sanctions imposed against 17 former senior officials are in effect. They have not been canceled," he said at a briefing in Kiev.