Ukraine: “Inter” want to deny a license because Kobzon – BBC Russian

• January 1, 2015

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Joseph Kobzon – persona non grata in Ukraine, but acts in Donetsk (pictured concert 27 October 2014)

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Alexander Turchinov for the withdrawal of Ukrainian TV channel “Inter” license for broadcasting New Year’s concert with the participation of Russian pop stars who support the policy of Moscow in Ukraine.

“Inter”, which is one of the largest TV stations in Ukraine, led Russian translation of one of the “blue lights”. The greatest indignation among critics concert caused “comic” song by Joseph Kobzon, Oleg Gazmanov and Valerie, who ironically sang the sanctions against him.

“In the New Year’s Eve, when the whole nation felt unity, channel” Inter “traditionally acted against the Ukrainian state, broadcasting live the people who mocked our country, supporting terrorists and welcoming capture the Crimea and the Donbass”, – said in a statement Turchinova published on the website of the NSDC.

Turchynov called National Council Television and Radio Broadcasting “immediately consider the revocation of the license of TV channel”.

A spokesman for the president of Ukraine Svyatoslav Tsegolko also tweeted: “Vakarchuk certainly won Kobzon New Year’s Eve. But for anti-Ukrainian performers must be publicly answer “.

Many Ukrainians in social networks have expressed dissatisfaction and confusion in connection with the broadcast of the concert.

At the end of oktryabrya 2014 the Ukrainian authorities have made to the list of persona non grata 14 Russian artists. In the “black list” hit singer Iosif Kobzon, actor Ivan Ohlobystin and satirist Mikhail Zadornov.

“The debate over the introduction of sectoral and personal sanctions against cultural figures who openly support Russia in its aggression against Ukraine, has been going on since the first of such statements. For example, recently the Government has adopted a list of 14 people who because of their anti-Ukrainian position in our country have become persona non grata “, – said then press service of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine.