Ukraine has officially blacklisted a group of French lawmakers who paid a highly-publicized visit to the Crimea region.
The National Security Service of Ukraine, also known as the SBU, on Thursday imposed the bans on 10 right-wing members of France’s lower and upper houses of parliament, barring them from entry into the country for three years.
The SBU called the visit harmful to the “national security” of Ukraine, saying the move “encroached upon the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.”
Most of the lawmakers were members of the French Republican Party of the former President, Nicolas Sarkozy. Their visit came despite an …read more
Source: Iran English Radio
