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Ukraine bans 14 Russian artists' work from TV, radio over rebel support

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ANI London
Last Updated : Aug 09 2015 | 1:42 PM IST

Ukraine has decided to ban the work of 14 Russian singers and actors from TV, radio and cinemas, saying that they were a "threat to national security" for supporting Russia's annexation of Crimea and pro-Russian separatists in the east.

According to the BBC, Ukraine has also banned the work of French-born Gerard Depardieu who received a Russian passport in 2013 and was banned last month from entering Ukraine for five years.

The blacklist was published by Ukraine's culture ministry on Saturday.

The actor has described Russia as a "great democracy".

The ministry said it acted at the request of Ukraine's security service (SBU).

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First Published: Aug 09 2015 | 12:49 PM IST

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