Woody Allen is in hot water after taking part in an interview for Moscow’s International Film Week. Allen appeared virtually and was interviewed by Russian director Fyodor Bondartchuk —an outspoken supporter of Vladimir Putin.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry condemned the filmmaker’s appearance, calling it “a disgrace and an insult to the sacrifice of Ukrainian actors and filmmakers who have been killed or injured by Russian war criminals.” The statement also accuses Allen of turning “a blind eye to the atrocities Russia” committed in Ukraine, and declares, “Culture must never be used to whitewash crimes or serve as a propaganda tool.”

During the discussion, the Annie Hall director reaffirmed his admiration for Russian cinema, citing Sergei Bondartchuk ’s 1969 Oscar-winning adapta

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