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State Duma Deputy Ruslan Balbec urged to introduce restrictive measures against Ukraine after the decision of Kiev to deny entry to the country singer Yulia Samoilova, who was supposed to represent Russia at “Eurovision-2017”. The corresponding statement he made in an interview with “ru” on Thursday, March 23.
“The incident with Samoilova says about the need for a mirror to respond to the actions of Kiev. Should consider the package of sanctions against the Ukrainian state,” the MP said, stressing that the situation with the singer is “indicative flogging of Russian pride.”
According to him, Ukrainian authorities are trying to convince citizens of the weakness of the Russian state. “In fact, due to our inaction, which, of course, determined by the principles of humanism, in our eyes is the formation of the society, confident in the Russian weakness, which will inevitably lead to conflict,” he said.
Earlier on Thursday the press-Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin see as an unfair decision by Ukrainian authorities to ban entry to the country Samoilova. According to him, Moscow hopes that Kiev will reconsider this “absolutely unfair decision”.
SBU banned Samoilova entry to the territory of the country on March 22. Such measures are related to the fact that the singer visited the Crimea after its reunification with Russia.
“Eurovision-2017” will be held in Kiev. Dates of semi — finals on may 9 and may 11, the final will take place on may 13.