Ukraine Moves to Blacklist Le Pen over Crimea Comments

Ukraine indicated on Wednesday it would bar French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen from entering the country after comments she made that appeared to legitimize Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. Kyiv is nervous about the shifting political landscape in 2017. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has adopted a friendlier tone towards Russia while another French presidential candidate, Francois Fillon, favors lifting sanctions against Moscow. Relations between Ukraine and...

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