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What the sanctions news looked like by 17 February 2025
Summary
A look back at sanctions and border-case reports from the days before 17 February 2025, in Ukraine and across the wider region.
What had been decided in the days before 17 February 2025, and where did the region's pressure points lie? Reports from 11 and 13 February point to sanctions at home and abroad, and to a legal question at the Belarus–EU border.
Sanctions inside Ukraine
On 13 February 2025, President Zelensky was reported to be introducing sanctions against several oligarchs and other individuals. The names included former president Petro Poroshenko, Viktor Medvedchuk, Kostiantyn Zhevaho, Ihor Kolomoisky and Hennadiy Boholyubov. The reports linked the measures to suspicion of state treason and of aiding a terrorist organisation, including their alleged role in undermining national security through unfavourable business deals with Russia.
Sanctions on a Russian hosting provider
Two days earlier, on 11 February 2025, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States announced sanctions on a Russian bulletproof hosting services provider. It was accused of ignoring law enforcement requests. Two Russians said to be operating the network were also targeted.
Border cases at Strasbourg
Also on 11 February 2025, the European Court of Human Rights said it would consider three cases involving irregular migrants. They allegedly had been pushed back into Belarus from EU countries, a matter tied to the Belarus–European Union border crisis.
Taken together, these reports show sanctions and court scrutiny being used in separate settings in the days leading up to 17 February 2025.
