Ukrainian government strongly condemned American filmmaker Woody Allen for attending the Moscow International Film Week, calling it “a shame and an insult” to Ukraine’s victims of Russian aggression. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Allen’s participation in a festival that brings together Putin supporters is an “affront” to Ukraine, deliberately ignoring Russia’s atrocities committed over 11 years. The Ukrainian government sees culture as being used to whitewash crimes and promote propaganda, rather than being a tool for condemning such actions.
Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-condemns-woody-allen-whitewashing-russia-crimes