Violators of Ukraine's border crossing rules will have to cover the event remotely, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine says.
Russian journalists who have earlier paid visits to the occupied Crimea and the militant-held areas of Donbas beyond Ukraine's control may not be allowed to attend at the UEFA Champions League final hosted by Kyiv.
As reported by Russia's Izvestia newspaper, Ukraine intends to ban entry to Russians who previously violated the state border crossing regulations.
"First of all, this applies to people who visited Crimea through the shut down border checkpoints. These people violated the Ukrainian legislation and will not be able to cover the sports event from Kyiv, even if they have accreditation. Restrictions will apply to journalists who have visited unrecognized republics, "one of the publication's interlocutors said.
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