KIEV, Feb. 14 – The U.S. Congress is concerned about the situation with the violation of basic human rights and the state of democracy in Ukraine and is considering imposing sanctions against Ukrainian officials, Senator John McCain, a former U.S. presidential candidate, said in an interview with Voice of America.

"The Foreign Relations Committee will be taking up this issue. It's hard to predict what the result will be, but we are really very concerned by the treatment of basic human rights and the process of democracy in Ukraine," the Republican senator said.