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Viktor Yanukovych, removed from office as President of Ukraine. File photoBRUSSELS, Mar 31Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych remains under EU sanctions for the time being, Peter Stano, spokesman for the union's foreign policy service, said at a briefing in Brussels. The day before, the EU Court of Justice ruled in favor of Viktor Yanukovych and his son Alexander, ordering them to be excluded from the sanctions lists. At the same time, the court decision concerns only 2020, and the sanctions against Yanukovych were also extended in 2021 and 2022. No court decisions have yet been issued for these years.» The Council, as a rule, carefully studies the verdict itself and its consequences. Yanukovych will remain on the sanctions lists, since the decision is related to his inclusion in the sanctions back in 2020. This decision has already been updated in 2021 and 2022,» he explained.