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Ukraine bans books promoting RussiaKiev (AFP) - Ukraine on Friday banned Russian books glorifying the Kremlin and its leaders or espousing what it views as "totalitarian views" in a move certain to further sour relations between the two foes.The law adopted by President Petro Poroshenko "prohibits the promotion of aggressor states ... or (books) that create a positive image of this aggressor state", referring to Russia.It also forbids literature that calls for state coups or promotes wars and racial hatred.The legislation says a group of experts will decide which Russian books are acceptable or not.Kiev accuses Russia of launching a 31-month war in its separatist east that has claimed nearly 10,000 lives in retaliation for Kiev's February 2014 ouster of a Moscow-backed leader.Continued: https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-bans-books-promoting-russia-161602309.html
