You're reading: Kyiv lifts sanctions from 29 foreign journalists – Poroshenko’s decree

The sanctions that were introduced in September 2015 against a number of Russian and other foreign journalists were revoked by a National Security and Defense Council resolution on May 20, as being confirmed by presidential decree No. 224/2016 on May 27.

The sanctions were lifted from 29 individuals, according to a copy of the resolution, published on the presidential portal.