Woody Allen rebuts Ukrainian condemnation over Moscow film festival appearance | NYGazet

The director said he did not ‘feel cutting off artistic conversations is ever a good way to help’ after Ukraine calls the film-maker’s participation a ‘disgrace’

Woody Allen has denied claims that his participation in a Moscow film festival was “whitewashing” Russian atrocities, after condemnation of his appearance by Ukraine’s ministry of foreign affairs. Allen said in a statement to the Guardian: “When it c... [2208 chars]