FILE PHOTO: Viktor Medvedchuk, a leader of Opposition Platform-For life, gestures as he attends a parliament session in Kyiv, Ukraine November 13, 2019. Picture taken November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine on Friday announced sanctions on Viktor Medvedchuk, a prominent opposition party leader with ties to the Kremlin, and also said it was taking back into state hands a pipeline that transports Russian oil products to Europe.
Medvedchuk's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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