Ukraine bars entry to Russian men of combat age, EU sees renewal of sanctions on Russia


  • World
  • Friday, 30 Nov 2018

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko chairs a meeting with heads of military and security forces in Kiev, Ukraine November 30, 2018. Mykhailo Markiv/Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukraine on Friday banned Russian men of combat age from entering the country, a move introduced under martial law after Russia fired on and captured three Ukrainian naval ships off Crimea last weekend.

Ukraine announced it was barring entry to Russian men between 16-60 years and a senior state security official said Kiev was considering whether to respond in kind with "mirror actions" to the Black Sea incident.

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