The Supreme Court denied Petro Poroshenko the right to lift sanctions: the decision can be appealed to the Grand Chamber

The Supreme Court has rejected the claim of the fifth President of Ukraine, People’s Deputy and leader of the European Solidarity party Petro Poroshenko to cancel the personal sanctions imposed against him. At the same time, the defense has already announced its intention to appeal this decision to the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court.

The court’s decision became known during an open court session.

The defense is preparing an appeal

Petro Poroshenko’s lawyer Ilya Novikov reported that the defense disagrees with the court’s decision and will exercise its right to appeal it.

According to the defense, the documents that served as the basis for the application of sanctions were allegedly falsified. In addition, he stated that there was possible pressure on the court from employees of the Security Service of Ukraine and announced his intention to contact the SBU leadership on this matter.

What sanctions are in force against Petro Poroshenko

Personal sanctions against Petro Poroshenko were imposed in February 2025.

Among the restrictions provided:

blocking of assets;
deprivation of state awards;
restrictions on trade transactions;
prohibition on acquiring land plots;
termination of certain agreements, in particular in the field of security and defense.

The sanctions were imposed without specifying their term.

Positions of the parties

Petro Poroshenko has previously repeatedly stated that he considers the sanctions applied to him to be politically motivated and contrary to the Constitution of Ukraine.

In turn, the Security Service of Ukraine explained that the decision to apply sanctions was made in view of threats to state security. The special service also reminded that Poroshenko had previously been informed of suspicion of treason in criminal proceedings regarding the organization of coal supplies from the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk region.

After the Supreme Court’s decision is adopted, the plaintiff’s party has the right to appeal to the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court.