Ukraine imposes sanctions on Nicaragua
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The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has approved the decision of the National Security and Defense Council on the imposition of sanctions on Nicaragua.
As an Ukrinform correspondent reports, 322 MPs voted for the adoption of the draft resolution No.4689 "On approval of the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine of February 1, 2021 ‘On the application of sectoral special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions) to the Republic of Nicaragua".

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov explained that Nicaragua opened an honorary consulate in Crimea on February 10, 2020. Oleg Belaventsev was appointed as an honorary consul.

The official also reminded that Belaventsev was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

"The Republic of Nicaragua did not react to warnings and notes," Danilov said.

As stated in the draft resolution, the list of sanctions is set forth in the relevant decree of the President of Ukraine, but the text of the decree is not published on the website of the Head of State.

As reported, on November 10, Ukraine launched a sanctions process against Nicaragua over the opening of honorary consulate in the occupied Crimea. Oleg Belaventsev, a participant in the Russian annexation of Crimea, was appointed as honorary consul. According to media reports, he was sentenced in absentia to 13 years in prison in Ukraine for participating in the annexation of the peninsula.

In August, Kyiv sent a note of protest to Nicaragua over the opening of the consulate. The country was then warned of possible imposition of sanctions.

Nicaragua is one of the countries that regularly do not vote for UN resolutions initiated by Ukraine to recognize Russia as an occupying power due to the annexation of Crimea.

The Verkhovna Rada officially announced February 20, 2014 as the date of the beginning of the temporary occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by Russia.