Ukraine will check Russian films in congruence with the laws of the country

Ukrainian state Agency of cinematography ordered expert Committee on problems of distribution and demonstration of films for mandatory view all Russian films on their conformity to the legislation of Ukraine.

The corresponding order of the state Agency of Ukraine on issues of films released in order to counteract the informational aggression of foreign countries, possible damage of information and psychological influence, strengthen monitoring on observance of the law on the problems of information-psychological security taking into account the socio-political situation in the country.

As reported by the press service of the state Agency, the expert Commission recognized the movie " the White guard " and " Poddubny " " showing contempt for the Ukrainian language, nation and statehood."

State administration of railway transport of Ukraine " Ukrzaliznytsya " said in June it plans to replace broadcast on trains Russian films in Ukrainian.

before the national Council of Ukraine for television and radio broadcasting recommended to stop the rebroadcast of foreign TV channel " TV Centre International " (ÒVÑI) in Ukrainian cable networks. The national Council at the meeting on July 17, decided to recognize a number of the transmission ÒVÑI not meet " the requirements of the European Convention on transfrontier television and the legislation of Ukraine in the interests of information security of Ukraine ".

in March the Ukrainian national Council on television asked in a persistent form to cable operators stopped broadcasting of Russian TV channels " Russia 24 ", ORT (First channel. World network), RTR Planeta " and " NTV-Mir ". The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation called off Russian TV channels attack on freedom of the media, and the General Director of channel one Konstantin Ernst tried to persuade the Ukrainian government to cancel the decision, " contrary to the norms of international rights and interests of customers ".

After the February coup d'etat in Ukraine and new attempts of the authorities to limit the status of the Russian language in the South-Eastern regions of the country were launched protests, and then proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national Republic declared according to the results of referenda about independence. The Ukrainian government has taken in response force special operation involving military power against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of the population of the region. In the capital of Russia such actions, which led to numerous casualties on both sides and among them among the peaceful residents, called punitive and campaigning Kiev immediately to stop them.


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