WOODY Allen has been slammed as “disgraceful and insulting” by Ukraine for attending the Moscow movie pageant.

The American director, 89, drew scorn from the highest of presidency – however he rejected the accusations and refused to apologise.

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Allen appeared on the Moscow Worldwide Movie Week by way of video hyperlink on Sunday and spoke to the viewers.

He reportedly fawned over Russian cinema and stated that he needs to make a film in Vlad’s nation.

The a number of Oscar winner instructed the pageant: “I’ve been to Moscow and St Petersburg. I’ve all the time appreciated Russian cinema.

“I had the pleasure of assembly Sergei Bondarchuk a number of years in the past in New York.

“I watched the Russian movie Battle and Peace which is nearly seven hours lengthy. I watched it in someday.”

Allen’s look got here throughout a chat hosted by Fyodor Bondarchuk – son of Sergei Bondarchuk who directed Battle and Peace.

Fyodor has brazenly supported Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine‘s International Ministry fumed: “Woody Allen’s participation within the Moscow Worldwide Movie Week is a shame and an insult to the sacrifice of Ukrainian actors and filmmakers who’ve been killed or injured by Russian battle criminals of their ongoing battle in opposition to Ukraine.”

“By participating in a pageant that brings collectively Putin’s supporters and voices, Allen chooses to show a blind eye to the atrocities Russia commits in Ukraine each single day for 11 years now.

“Tradition mustn’t ever be used to whitewash crimes or function a propaganda device.

“We strongly condemn Woody Allen’s choice to bless Moscow’s bloody pageant along with his tackle.”

Accompanying the livid dressing down was a photograph of destruction in Ukraine seen by means of Woody Allen’s well-known glasses.

The view is blurred to recommend the director is blind to to the devastation.

Allen insisted he isn’t a Putin supporter, however stated that conversations round are should proceed it doesn’t matter what “politicians have finished”.

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He stated: “In the case of the battle in Ukraine, I consider strongly that Vladimir Putin is completely within the incorrect.

“The battle he has prompted is appalling. However, no matter politicians have finished, I don’t really feel slicing off inventive conversations is ever a great way to assist.”

Allen was promoted as one of many movie pageant’s headliners – together with Serbian movie director Emir Kusturica and American actor Mark Dacascos.

It’s new on the scene after the primary instalment was held simply final 12 months within the Russian capital.

It’s separate from the decades-old Moscow Worldwide Movie Competition – which was stripped of its recognition in 2022 by the Worldwide Federation of Movie Producers after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Allen’s fame has nosedived in recent times amid allegations of sexual abuse from his adopted stepdaughter Dylan Farrow.

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