The Ukrainian government criticized American filmmaker Woody Allen for making an appearance at the Moscow International Film Week festival and revealing that he would be open to making a movie in Russia.

The four-time Oscar winner spoke at an online session for the festival on Sunday, praising Russian cinema and talking alongside several Russian directors and actors who have publicly supported the invasion of Ukraine.

“By taking part in a festival that brings together [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s supporters and voices, Allen chooses to turn a blind eye to the atrocities Russia commits in Ukraine every single day for 11 years now,” Kyiv’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. 4

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“Culture should never be used to whitewash crimes or serve as a tool of propaganda,” the m

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