KYIV. Feb 20 (Interfax) - The United States is considering all means to influence those guilty of using violence in Ukraine, U.S. Ambassador to Kyiv Geoffrey Pyatt told reporters on Wednesday.
As to the sanctions, the U.S. has already cancelled visas of some officials, who, as the U.S. thinks, are involved directly in using force at Maidan, Pyatt said. The U.S. has already said that all instruments of policy are currently on the table, the ambassador said.
Pyatt said he expected Washington to announce new sanctions soon.
The U.S. condemns the violence that occurred during the Maidan protests and thinks that the right to peaceful protests should be protected, he said.
The U.S. hopes amid this crisis that Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych will take a leading role and will use the chance to return the country to the path of a democratic and prosperous future, the ambassador said.