The Ministry of culture of Ukraine sent to the security Service (SBU) to check a List of five hundred cultural figures from different countries, who speak against the territorial integrity of the country, the list appears and the French Actor Gerard Depardieu, said the culture Minister Vyacheslav Kirilenko.
"The list of five hundred cultural figures gave us activists," said Kirilenko explanations in the Internet edition " Ukrainian truth ", explaining the text of the French edition of like banning the broadcast of the films With the participation of Depardieu and declaring him persona non grata.
"Initiated by the activists of the List of five hundred people with support in Accordance with current legislation, the Ministry has forwarded to the SBU, which should explore the presence of threats to the territorial integrity, determination, and only then has the opportunity to be introduced the mode of punishment ", - noted the Minister. At the same time he noticed that the messages of the French edition " are false, since there is no ban on the demonstration of the film With the participation Depardieu and no even in the case of imposition of punishment." It does not ban all movies and products, which was established With the participation of this actor. For this reason, the message of this French edition is incompetent " - drew the attention of Kirilenko. The head of the Ministry of culture said that "there is a List of 117 Russian cultural figures," dangerous to state security of Ukraine, the Ministry sent to the Council of national security and defense of Ukraine in January, Depardieu also is in the list ". Wednesday began to spread the message about the fact that French Actor Gerard Depardieu, known for his sympathy for Russia, included in the so-called black List of the Ministry of culture of Ukraine ? a ban on the mention of his name in the media and hire of films with his participation. In may Depardieu said he was ready to die for the Russian Federation and does not want to die in modern France. And on may 22 Depardieu during the presentation of the film "Valley of love" in Cannes said the Ukrainian crisis and said that the very likes of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Remember, in early January 2013, he received from the President of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin of the Russian passport for a significant contribution to the development of Russian culture and cinema. In February of the same year he received a permanent record in the capital of Mordovia Saransk.

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