Medvechuk said Saturday that the measures will not “scare me and prompt me to flee.”

Medvechuk said Saturday that the measures will not “scare me and prompt me to flee.” In the Rada, he heads the largest opposition group – the Opposition Platform — For Life party. This pro-Russia coalition has 44 seats out of a total of 424 in the parliament. The party denounced the sanctions Friday, saying: “Ukraine today is one step closer to dictatorship.” On Saturday, the Kremlin called the sanctions “very alarming.”