Outrage erupts over Canadian tax dollars funding ‘Russians at War’ documentary

The controversy surrounding Canadian-Russian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova's "Russians at War" documentary has intensified following revelations that Canada, despite being a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its fight against Russia, awarded public funds to a film that is accused of whitewashing Russian war crimes.

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the largest organization representing the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada, has been one of the most vocal critics of “Russians at War.” They have repeatedly raised the issue over the amount of public and private Canadian funding – at least $312,000 (425,000 Canadian dollars) – the film received.