Ukrainian president bans dozens of journalists, incl from BBC, El Pais, RT's Ruptly

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on Wednesday, introducing sanctions against hundreds of individuals and legal entities. The list includes dozens of journalists, among them employees of the BBC, El Pais, Die Zeit and RT's Ruptly.

Nearly 400 individuals from France, Greece, Israel, Spain, Italy, USA, Russia, Poland, Switzerland, Germany, the UK and several other countries have found themselves under sanctions introduced by the Ukrainian leader, a decree published on the Ukrainian presidential website stated.

Over one hundred legal entities are also on the new sanctions list, which introduces travel and financial restrictions, among others, starting from Wednesday for the period of one year .... http://www.rt.com