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The United States, in response to the actions taken against anti-government protesters on Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv, has imposed sanctions against a number of Ukrainian citizens.

“In response to actions taken against protestors on the Maidan in
November and December of last year, the U.S. Embassy has revoked the
visas of several Ukrainians who were linked to the violence,” the U.S.
Embassy in Ukraine said in a statement posted on its Web site on
Wednesday.

However, the embassy said that “because visa records are confidential under U.S. law, we cannot comment on individual cases.”

“We would like to underscore that the Department of State has broad
authority to revoke visas based on information indicating that a visa
holder may be inadmissible to the United States, and we are considering
further action against those responsible for the current violence,” the
embassy said.