Alexander Dugin

The BBC reported on Tuesday that the Ukrainian government has banned 38 books published in Russia and considered “pro-Russia”, alleging that they spread “hate ideology” and “separatism”.

The ban includes works by Russian nationalists Alexander Dugin, Eduard Limonov and Sergei Glazyev.

BBC said the blacklist was published by the Ukrainian State Television and Radio Committee

By Costas Iordanidis

Three days before Greeks vote in the country’s second round of local elections, along with those for the European Parliament, the political system appears to have dropped the ball. The main reason is that municipal and regional candidates – especially in Athens and the Attica region – are seeking to extract Golden Dawn’s share in the runoff vote.