Woody Allen ’s appearance at a Russian film festival has garnered the condemnation of Ukraine ’s Foreign Ministry, who called the filmmakers participation “a disgrace and an insult” to the victims of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine .

As The Associated Press reports, Allen made a video appearance at the Moscow International Film Week on Sunday, Aug. 24, with the footage reportedly airing on Russian state TV. Allen partook in a panel moderated by actor and director Fyodor Bondarchuk, a longtime supporter of Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin.

In a statement shared online , Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said, “Woody Allen’s participation in the Moscow International Film Week is a disgrace and an insult to the sacrifice of Ukrainian actors and filmmakers who have been killed or injured by

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