"Russians in the War": Canada did not cancel the film's screening about the military of the Russian Federation in Ukraine - the Foreign Ministry

At the same time, the organizers are silent that the director is an expression of the propaganda TV channel of Russia Today, forbidden in Canada. Oleg Nikolaenko, the Consul General of Ukraine in Toronto, wrote on Facebook about the details of the film of the Russian propagandist. Trofimov's post appeared at midnight on September 12. The diplomat wrote that "disappointed with a statement", which was published by TIFF. He explained how the organizers substantiate their decision.

In particular, they refer to the fact that the film was made at the expense of public educational media organization Ontario Tov. It is noteworthy that Tov changed the position on the tape, Nikolaenko stressed, but the international festival insists on its own. The diplomat also recalled that TIFF organizers did not inform viewers and guests that Trofimov is a former RT television company who spreads pro -Kremlin messages for the money of the Russian state.

He hints that Trofimov is not quite sincere when he says that the shooting was not tangent Russian authorities. Against the backdrop of arrests and condemnation of American journalist Evan Gershkovich with Wall Street Journal, it is very doubtful that she has told the truth. And if it was not stopped, not arrested, not published, then the film is fully responsible for the Kremlin, summarized Nikolaenko and called on not to show the movie "Russians in the War".

"Do not provide a playground for Russian propaganda - the reputation of the festival is at stake," the diplomat wrote. On the TIFF Youtube channel, you can see the trailer for "Russians at war", made on Canada's money. The video shows Russian propagandist Anastasia Trofimov, who states that he is quite secret.

The staff show that she had spent in the Russian unit and in the winter and spring, talked to a dozen Russian soldiers, and no manager, chief, employee of the FSB did not seem to pay attention to it. The film is still on the festival website.

You can also see guests - stars of the world scale, which I take part in the celebrations in the West, which will show a movie about Russians: Angeli Jolie, Juda Law, Jennifer Lopez, Hugh Grant, Elizabeth Olson, Denzel Washington and dozens of others, which are photos 'appeared in a number of posts in X (Twitter). Focus wrote about a scandal that arose about the movie "Russians in the war" at the Venice Film Festival.

He was shown contrary to protests of Ukrainian cultural figures, diplomats and politicians: he was in one section with Ukrainian films about the war and fully corresponded to Russian propaganda. After a meeting to Toronto, the Canadian Media Fund (CMF), which allocated $ 340,000. On the Trofimova film, he announced that he condemns it and begins an investigation. We remind that Ukrainian director Mstislav Chernov reported that he was receiving threats after receiving Oscar for 20 days in Mariupol.