SBU issues entry ban against 140 Russian artists

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The SBU claimed 50 representatives of Russian cultural circles had been blacklisted since last December.

"The check revealed a number of individuals, whose activities or statements contradicted the interests of our national security, and therefore it was decided to ban them from entering the territory of Ukraine," reads the SBU response.

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At the same time, the agency has not specified names of those prohibited from visiting Ukraine.