1st Deputy head of the National Council of Ukraine on television and radio broadcasting Olha Herasymiuk said that the Ukrainian TV channels themselves obliged to abandon projects with participation of Russian actor Ivan Okhlobystin, who recently visited the Donbass.

" I think it makes sense that the Channels themselves are not wanted from projects with Okhlobystin, without waiting for any bans. Channels cannot live separately from their society, " said Herasymiuk, explaining the possibility of a ban series " Interns " with the participation of Okhlobystin, who is currently broadcast channels " Ukraine " and " UFO TV ", members of the media holding " Media Group Ukraine ".

According to the Internet publication ", Herasymiuk recalled that the national Council on television and radio has no power to influence the content of the channels. At the same time she considers it possible that the expert Committee on problems of the distribution and screening of films, which it is a member, re-check and cancel distribution certificate movies and series, with the participation Okhlobystin, As it did before with the projects with the participation of Russian actor Mikhail Porechenkov, visited the Donbass.

before the Ukrainian authorities decided to impose a ban on the entry of 14 artists from Russia, the number of persona non grata got Artist follow. The Ukrainian authorities also forbade 69 films with the participation of Porechenkov.

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