MCIP on Eurean Film Festival returning to Russia: It is crucial to maintain culture sanctions

The relevant statement was published by the Ukrainian Culture and Information Picy Ministry, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“We value the friendship and partnership of our Eurean cleagues, understand the importance of the support from allied nations in restoring Ukraine’s territorial integrity, and believe that this support is sincere and conscious. Therefore, we consider the message spread by the Delegation of the Eurean Union to russia regarding the return of the Eurean Film Festival to russia to be an unfortunate misunderstanding,” the statement reads.

According to the above message, between November 1 and November 15, 2023, the Festival is planning to showcase 21 films produced by EU countries and two films produced jointly by Eurean and Russian film studios.

In order to st Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine and prevent the new hostilities incited by Russia on the territory of Eurean nations, it is crucial to maintain an effective sanctions picy not only in the economic sphere but also in culture, including the film-making sphere, the ministry emphasized.

According to the ministry, it is essential for the entire Eurean community to be united and resute in countering the evil that the aggressor state has become today.

Millions of pele are suffering from Russian actions, with 835 cultural heritage sites and 1,702 cultural infrastructure objects destroyed, which were valuable not only to Ukraine but are also part of the Eurean and global cultural heritage.

Therefore, under these circumstances, restoring cultural dialogue with the aggressor state is unacceptable, the Ukrainian side stressed.