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Gerard Depardieu banned entry to Ukraine for five years

Published July 28, 2015 at 7:59 pm

A picture taken on July 22, 2015 shows Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko (R) and French actor Gerard Depardieu posing with their scythes at the Ozerny presidential residence, outside Minsk.

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The Ukrainian Security Service has decided to ban entry to Ukraine to French actor Gerard Depardieu for five years.

“The Ukrainian Security Service has decided to ban entry to Depardieu for five years based on the application of the Culture Ministry,” Ukrainian Security Service speaker Olena Hitlianska told Interfax-Ukraine on July 28 evening.

According to Hitlianska, the special service has submitted relevant documents to the Ukrainian State Border Service to add to the database.