The corresponding bill was adopted at today's meeting of the Verkhovna Rada. The decision closing the entrance to the Russians was held at the third attempt. He was supported by 232 parliamentarians at the required minimum of 226 votes. The document will come into force after it is signed by the president of the country. According to him, it is forbidden to conduct tours of artists who have been blacklisted by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. There, officials write down those who are a threat to national security.

"It is not allowed to conduct tours that popularize or propagandize the aggressor state and its authorities, representatives of the authorities of the aggressor state and their actions that create a positive image of the aggressor state, justify or recognize the legitimacy of the occupation of the territory of Ukraine," reads the text law, which leads the TV channel "112 Ukraine".

The document also establishes special requirements for the organization of guest performances, of which the citizens of the Russian Federation are participants. So, the organizers of the speech must not later than 30 days to cope with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), whether an artist has the right to enter the country. The SBU shall, within ten days from the receipt of the request, review and provide the organizer with a response. Only after that the organizer concludes the contract with the artist.

Violators of the "tour" law face a fine of 50 to 100 minimum wages (160-320 thousand. hryvnia, or $ 6-12 thousand).

Over the past two years many Russian actors, musicians and singers have been banned from entering Ukraine because they visited the Crimea, which Kiev still considers its. The black list of the Ministry of Culture was compiled in August 2015. , since then it is regularly updated. For example, Vasily Lanovoy, Oleg Tabakov, Nikolay Rastorguev, Oleg Gazmanov, Iosif Kobzon, Valeriya, Sergei Penkin, Alexander Rosenbaum, Yulia Chicherina, Lolita Milyavskaya and many other artists can not stay on the territory of Nezalezhnaya or simply go there..