Kazakhstan Hits Back at Inciting Remarks by Putin-Friendly Russian TV Presenter
The EU sanctioned Keosayan for using his state-funded TV show to claim that the Ukrainian government was unlawful and for espousing anti-Ukraine propaganda.

ATHENS — Kazakhstan is likely to sanction a Russian television personality who gained international notoriety in 2020 for appearing in a racist televised spoof of President Obama.
Public remarks by Tigran Keosayan attempting to connect that country and Ukraine were characterized by Kazakhstan’s ministry of foreign affairs as “offensive and biased in essence.” They will likely lead to a ban on his entry to the country.
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