Ukraine bans Gorbachev over support for Crimea annexation

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine has banned former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev from entry for the next five years over his support for Russia's seizure of Crimea, a spokeswoman for Ukraine's State Security Service (SBU) said on Thursday.

A spokesman for Gorbachev pointed to his response to Russian state media earlier this week when asked about a possible Ukraine travel ban. "Fine, I don't go there and I will not go there," he said.