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Gerard Depardieu Banned From Ukraine Over Support For Russia


KIEV, July 29 (Reuters) – Ukraine has banned French actor Gerard Depardieu from entering the country for five years, its state security service said on Wednesday, apparently for making comments that suggested he supported Russia’s annexation of Crimea last year.Government spokeswoman Olena Hitlyanska said the 66-year-old, known for films such as Cyrano de Bergerac and Green Card, had been on a blacklist of public figures deemed to be unsympathetic towards Ukraine’s in its conflict with Russia.She did not cite any specific comments from Depardieu.This month Culture Minister Ivan Kirilenko said that Depardieu was on a list of 117 prominent figures …read more

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