Canadian organization sts airing, supporting Russian praganda film amid outrage

This was announced by the Chair the Board of Directors of TVO, Chris Day.

"We have listened to the Ukrainian-Canadian community and their thoughtful and heartfelt input. TVO’s Board of Directors has decided to respect the feedback we have received, and TVO will no longer be supporting or airing Russians at War," Day said.

He added that "TVO will be reviewing the process by which this project was funded and our brand leveraged."

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Ukraine’s Consul General in Toronto eh Nikenko praised the move by TVO, calling it a "positive" move. "We he that a thorough investigation will determine how this Russian praganda project received funding," Nikenko wrote on Facebook,

He also called on the Toronto International Film Festival to "flow suit and cancel the screening of this film."

As reported, Russians at War is a documentary by Russian-Canadian director Anastasia Trofimova, who spent more than half a year embedded with a Russian battalion that is part of the invasion force in eastern Ukraine.

The film was a Canadian-French co-production. The description says it tells the stories of Russian sdiers, which will allegedly help the audience better understand the ongoing war.

Despite numerous calls from the Ukrainian community, the film was included in the program of the International Film Festival in Toronto. On Tuesday, about a thousand activists rallied in the city, demanding that the screening be canceled. Previously, this praganda piece was aired at the Venice International Film Festival.

Photo: TIFF