Hungarian politicians and journalists are prohibited from Ukraine

Petro Poroshenko ordered sanctions against 400 individuals and 90 legal persons. The list of the banned can be read on the Ukrainian President’s website, karpathir.com said.

Among the undesirable persons, there are also Hungarian politicians and media personalities. Poroshenko said this is a response to the notification of the eastern Ukrainian insurgents, who announced municipal elections for the areas dominated by them. On the list, there are mostly Russian citizens, but there are also Ukrainians, leaders of rebel republics and residents of many European countries.

The sanctions restrict the use of property, access to bank account, those concerned cannot take any properties outside the territory of Ukraine, and they also have to calculate with visa restrictions (ban).

There are five Hungarian citizens on the expanded list. Politicians and journalists who, according to Ukraine, support Russia’s position in the Ukrainian conflict.

Marton Gyongyosi, Jobbik MP and Vice President of the National Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee
Adrienn Szaniszlo, foreign associate of Jobbik
Gabor Szeles, businessman, owner of Echo TV and Magyar Hirlap
Ferenc Szaniszlo, Echo TV presenter
Gabor Gyoni, editor of oroszvilag.hu, lecturer and research fellow of ELTE Department of Russian Studies.

There is a Czech citizen, Gegalchij Aleksandr Viktorovich on the list. He is a businessman, publicist and advocate of the Pidkarpatska Rus Ruthenian republic, the Ukrainian government says he is the supporter of the Ruthenian separatism.