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U.S. rock band Bloodhound Gang, one of whose members defiled the Ukrainian and Russian national flags during performances in Ukraine this summer, should permanently be forbidden entry to Ukraine, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov suggested on Friday.

“I believe that it’s not just outrageous but is an indication of extremely
low standards of behavior – or, to be more precise, of a lack of any standards
of behavior – on the part of the performers and those who invited them,” Azarov
wrote on his page on Facebook.

He suggested that Ukraine’s Ministry of Culture issue a document banning such
behavior during public events.

When Bloodhound Gang started its CIS tour in Ukraine this summer, one of its
members urinated on stage, targeting the blue and yellow Ukrainian flag during a
concert in Kyiv on July 30, but the audience was very much amused.

The next day, bassist Jared “Evil” Hasselhoff, 41, used the Russian flag as
toilet paper at the Ibiza club in Odesa. He threw the desecrated flag into the
crowd, where it was caught by a fan.

The incidents were video-taped and posted on the Internet, after which the
rock group’s concert in southern Russia was cancelled, even though the rock
musicians had been paid for it. They were pelted by tomatoes and eggs prior to
their departure from the Anapa airport, and they were also attacked by Cossacks,
one of whom wanted to strangle the bassist with an American flag. The flag was
torn into pieces in front of the musicians after police intervened.

Although the rock group apologized, it was forced to leave Russia.