OP-ED

Daria Kaleniuk: The case for sanctioning Ukraine’s anti-Western MPs

Published Oct. 6, 2020 at 4:14 am

Empty lawmakers’ desks are seen during the session of the Ukrainian parliament, Verkhovna Rada, on July 17, 2020.

Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin

In early September 2020, the United States imposed sanctions against Ukrainian MP Andriy Derkach, who was identified as “a Russian agent for more than a decade who coordinates his activities closely with Russian intelligence agencies.”