The General Court of the European Union has decided to cancel the sanctions imposed in 2014 against the leader of the 'Successful Country' Party, former Income and Tax Minister Oleksandr Klymenko, Klymenko's press office has said.

At the same time a scanned copy of the court ruling dated June 10 was published on Klymenko's official Facebook page on Wednesday. It is noted that this court ruling became known on Tuesday, June 14.

The European Court ruled that the EU Council decision dated April 14, 2014 "concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in the view of the situation in Ukraine" to be voided as far as they relate to Oleksandr Klymenko, the report says.

As reported, on March 5, 2014 the EU imposed sanctions in the form of an asset freeze against 18 former high rank officials of Ukraine. In April four people were added to the sanctions list, including Klymenko. The sanctions were imposed on the basis of documents provided by the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine.

Klymenko has repeatedly refuted allegations made against him, saying they were political in nature.