Ukraine’s Ambassador to Australia called for the film to be removed from the festival’s program, adding that it is not a work of artistic expression but rather propaganda.
In 2024, Ukraine added Russian-Canadian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova, a former employee of the Russian state-run channel Russia Today, to its list of individuals deemed a threat to national security.
A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. At least 14 people were killed in Poltava ...