Visa policy of Ukraine
Visitors to Ukraine must obtain a visa from one of the Ukrainian diplomatic missions or online unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
Paula Slier
In June 2018, Slier travelled to Kiev to attend a conference on freedom of speech which was organized by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Upon arrival at Boryspil Airport, she was stopped at customs and had her passport taken away by officials after it was flagged. Slier was denied entry into Ukraine (where she had previously reported on the conflict) “in accordance with Ukrainian law regarding border control” and made to wait in the airport for 8 hours. Slier and fellow journalist, Yevgeny Primakov of the Rossiya 24 channel, have been prohibited from returning to Ukraine for a period of 5 years.