(ANSA) - MOSCOW, FEBRUARY 19 - The Ukrainian film agency has banned a 2012 film by former Ukrainian comedian and current Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky because the actress Yekaterina Varnava, who ended up on the black list in Kiev for having visited Crimea without the authorization of the Ukrainian government for a show in 2016. Radio Liberty reports, stating that the agency has banned from showing the film "Eight new dates" in public for "national security" issues. Among those prohibited by Kiev, the American action film "Machete" with Steven Seagal and the fantastic French film "Les enfants de Timpelbach", with Gerard Depardieu. Lastar of Hollywood Steven Seagal in 2016 received the Russian passport directly from Putin's hands. GerardDepardieu, who became a Russian citizen just to escape the French tax system, is now a semi-official testimonial of Putin's Russia. Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 with a military invasion and controversial referendum.
Kiev bans films about President Zelensky
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The Ukrainian film agency has banned a 2012 film by ex comic actor and current Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky because Russian actress Yekaterina Varnava, who ended up on the black list in Kiev for having visited Crimea without the aut ... (HANDLE)
