Ukraine bans entry to crewmembers of ships which call at Crimean ports - SBU

16:12, 15.02.2016 1 min read

Ukraine's Security Service has passed a resolution to ban entry to Ukraine to members of crews of foreign ships that illegally carry out commercial traffic and call at ports of the occupied Crimea.

"In connection with the violation of the procedure for the entry into and exit from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, such foreigners will not be able to visit Ukraine for the next three years, including as part of crews of other ships," the SBU press center reported on Monday.

The Security Service of Ukraine recalled that Ukraine had closed its checkpoints at seaports of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and therefore one can legally get into the occupied territory only from mainland Ukraine in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law.