Defense lawyer of jailed former prime minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko, Serhiy Vlasenko, believes that Ukraine will have to comply with a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on Tymoshenko's case.
"Implementation of a ruling of the European Court is a legal obligation of Ukraine as a state. This is not a political duty, not a moral duty," the lawyer said on Channel 5 on Wednesday night.
"Accordingly, for the failure to comply with the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights, European institutions have the right and resources to apply specific legal sanctions against the State of Ukraine," he stressed.
"So I don’t think Ukraine will decide not to implement the ruling of the European Court," the lawyer said.
Speaking about what the sanctions Europe could take against Ukraine, Vlasenko noted that the European Commission as an agency, where one may appeal to seek the implementation of a ruling of the European Court, may apply a wide range of measures to Ukraine as a state or to representatives of Ukraine in European countries.
According to the lawyer, they may restrict entry and exit from the country, put restrictions on business activities, as well as apply various economic sanctions.
