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.”