'Outright propaganda' — Dutch university to screen 'Russians at War' and host panel with controversial director

Despite protests from the Ukrainian embassy, Leiden University showed the unique documentary Russians at War, which shows the human side of Russians...

In the Netherlands, a propaganda film “Russians at War” is planned. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemns this decision.

'Outright propaganda' — Dutch university to screen 'Russians at War' and host panel with controversial director

A Dutch university is to screen the controversial documentary "Russians at War" and a panel discussion with its director, despite Ukrainian calls for it be be canceled because it "whitewashes… murder, rape, and torture."Canadian-Russian director Anastasia Trofimova's documentary has been criticized for what many perceive as an attempt to whitewash Russian soldiers involved in Russia's war against Ukraine, sparking protests against its past scree…

The embassy stressed that the director violated Ukrainian legislation by illegally crossing the state border of Ukraine to shoot the film.

The embassy published the corresponding statement on Facebook. In the Netherlands, they plan to show a propaganda documentary “Russians at War” by Russian Anastasia Trofimova. According to the description, the tape tells the stories of Russian soldiers who “will help to understand this war more deeply.” Most of the film was shot on the territory of the occupied Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Trofimova set her goal to show the world that the Russia…

The Ukrainian diplomatic mission expressed deep concern about plans to show the tape