U.S. says imposes visa bans against 20 Ukrainian officials


  • World
  • Thursday, 20 Feb 2014

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed visa bans on 20 senior Ukrainian government officials believed to be responsible for a violent crackdown by riot police against protesters, a senior State Department official said.

The senior official, speaking to reporters on condition of anonymity, would not name those affected by the U.S. visa ban, which bars the individuals from applying for visas to travel to the United States.

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