The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a law banning Russian music in Ukrainian media and public space.

Today, June 19, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a law according to which the broadcast of Russian music in Ukrainian media and public space is now prohibited..

303 people's deputies voted " In addition, the parliament banned the import of books from Russia, Belarus and the occupied territories.. Yaroslav Zheleznyak, People's Deputy of the Holos faction, announced this on his official Telegram channel..

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https://t. me/yzheleznyak/1809 According to the explanatory note to the bill, we are talking about a complete and indefinite ban on public performance, public display, public demonstration, public announcement of phonograms, videograms and music videos of singers and singers who, after 1991, were citizens of the aggressor state (Russian.

Exception - former citizens of the aggressor state who are or at the time of death were citizens of Ukraine and do not have (did not have at the time of death) the citizenship of the aggressor state.

Such a ban will not apply to Russian singers who are included in the list of musical performers condemning the aggression against Ukraine..

This " And the list itself should be public and updated.

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The ban will also apply to touring events, the participants of which are musical performers who are citizens of the aggressor state, except for those included in the "

In addition, the share of songs in the state language during radio broadcasting is increasing to 40% (now 35%).. The daily volume of broadcasting is also increased to 75%, including news and analytical blocks, entertainment programs (by announcers, radio broadcasters) in the state language.