Ukraine’s govt to close international sponsors of war list for public access over requests from partners
Pravda Ukraine
After receiving appeals from partner countries, Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers decided to remove the International Sponsors of War list from the website of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention.
Source: press service of Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers
Details: The government held a lengthy meeting with representatives from the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC), the Security Service of Ukraine, the National Agency for Corruption Prevention, the Office of the Prosecutor General, and ambassadors from partner countries to discuss the operation of the list on the Agency’s website.
The Foreign Ministry reported on numerous requests from representatives of partner countries’ diplomatic corps regarding the absence of a regulatory framework for the very existence of this list. As a result, the list has a negative impact on the implementation of critical decisions to counter the Russian aggression.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Justice emphasised the unacceptability of disseminating such information on behalf of the state without first resolving legislative issues. Representatives of the NSDC, in particular, stated that there is no need for additional institutions to implement the state sanctions policy because all relevant information is contained in the State Register of Sanctions.
The NACP agreed that there is a question about the list’s future functionality.
Following the discussion, the participants agreed on a number of proposals from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Economy, the National Security and Defense Council, and the National Agency on Prevention of Corruption.
In particular, they concerned the transfer of information from the list to the Interdepartmental Working Group on the Implementation of the State Sanctions Policy to determine the grounds for applying sanctions to the subjects identified in this list, as well as the preparation of relevant proposals for consideration at the NSDC meeting.
The International Sponsors of War page redirects users to the website of the State Register of Sanctions.
“This is necessary for reliable and unified information about the official list of entities on which sanctions have been applied in Ukraine,” the Cabinet concluded.
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