News July 25, 2008, 19:11

Russian MP denied entry to Crimea

Ukraine has reportedly launched a criminal case against a Russian State Duma deputy, accusing him of attempting to disrupt Orthodox Christian celebrations in Kiev. Konstantin Zatulin was denied entry to Ukraine at Simferopol airport in Crimea on Thursday. The Deputy Chairman of the Duma’s CIS Committee and has now been banned from entering Ukraine for a year.