Ukraine imposed sanctions against European politicians who came to Crimea "for the search for truth"

The Ukrainian authorities imposed sanctions against European deputies, which, as part of the delegation, arrived on a three -day visit tothe Crimea . The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) decided to ban the entrance to the country for five years. This was announced by the press secretary of the SBU Elena Gitlyanskaya.

"The SBU checked information about the stay of politicians from European and other countries in the Crimea, which arrived at the invitation of the occupation authorities to" celebrate "the third anniversary of the pseudo -referendum. It turned out that four Czech citizens and one Czech citizens are illegally in the Crimea. Information about Ukrainian citizens in this delegation was currently not confirmed," she wrote on her page in her page in her page in her page in her page in her page in her page in her page Facebook .

Earlier, the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Alexander Turchinov, assured the public that the SBU would analyze information about the stay of politicians from European and other countries to impose sanctions against them.

"The SBU is preparing and submitting to the CNBB of Ukraine a list of officials from the European Parliament, as well as politicians from the countries of the European Union, the CIS and Latin America, who, according to Russian media reports, arrived with a three -day visit to the annexed Crimea," the assignment said.

According to Turchinov, if this information is confirmed at a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, the issue of imposing sanctions against them will be considered. “In addition, information about the participation in this propaganda action of Ukrainian citizens is also subject to verification, and in case of confirmation of their stay in the Crimea, criminal proceedings should be opened in accordance with applicable law,” he emphasized.

On the eve of March 19, the arrival of the delegation of foreign politicians in the Crimea was announced by the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Nationalities, Ruslan Balbek. According to him, the delegation included about 20 people, including deputies of the European Parliament, as well as politicians from the countries of the European Union, the CIS and Latin America.

"Parliamentarians arrived for the search for truth in order to see how Crimea lives on the third anniversary of reunification with Russia. Their arrival once again confirms that Western political strategists have overdid it with the demonization of Russia. Today, the parliamentarians of many countries, including European ones, go to Crimea, then to tell their people about the real state of affairs on the peninsula," he said (a quote for RIA "Novosti" ).

The Russian parliamentarian also added that the delegation is represented by sensible Ukrainian politicians who are "not under the influence of a nationalist fucker." “This is the first visit of representatives of Ukrainian politics,” Balbek emphasized.

Last week, deputies of the European Parliament at a plenary meeting came to the conclusion that the Russian authorities should immediately stop "issuing Russian passports to all residents of Crimea." In the European Parliament, they are sure that “discriminatory policy” is carried out in relation to the “Tatar minority” in Crimea. Deputies called on the Russian Federation to stop "the practice of persecution and torture."

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko previously accused the Russian authorities of a “gross violation of human rights” in the Crimea and promised to “continue the struggle” for the return of the peninsula. He also stated that Russia managed to consolidate the status of a "aggressor country" at the UN.

Crimea was attached to Russia in March 2014. In April of the same year, the leader of the Crimean Tatars Mustafa Dzhemilev, who opposed the annexation of the peninsula, was prohibited from entering Crimea for five years.