On Friday, Ukraine banned Russian books glorifying the Kremlin and its leaders or espousing what it views as “totalitarian views”.

Times of India reports that the undiplomatic move will 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.

Ukraine has since signed a landmark agreement with the European Union and hopes to one day join the NATO military bloc.

Poroshenko’s decision comes slightly more than a year after Ukraine’s tax and customs service banned 38 works by Russian media celebrities accused of holding anti-Ukrainian views, Times of India reports.