Russian Justice Ministry bans Ukrainian nationalist organizations in Russia

The Russian Justice Ministry has banned the activities of Ukrainian nationalist organizations on the territory of Russia.

"The list of non-profit organizations whose activities have either been banned or liquidated by court order include the Right Sector movement; the Ukrainian National Assembly-the Ukrainian People’s Self-Defense (UNA-UNSO); the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA); the Stepan Bandera All-Ukrainian Organization Trizub as well as the Bratstvo (Brotherhood) movement," TASS reports.

The ministry said explaining its decision to blacklist the organizations in question followed a ruling by the Russian Supreme Court passed on November 17, 2014.