Woody Allen's participation in the Moscow international film week is a disgrace and an insult to the sacrifice of Ukrainian actors and film-makers who have been killed or injured by Russian war criminals in their ongoing war against Ukraine. It added: By taking part in a festival that brings together Putin's supporters and voices, Allen chooses to turn a blind eye to the atrocities Russia commits in Ukraine every single day for 11 years now.
The withdrawal from UNESCO reflects the Trump administration's "America-first" foreign policy, expressing skepticism about multilateral organizations and accusing UNESCO of promoting a "globalist, ideological agenda."
