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⚡Freeland voices concern over Canadian funds going to ‘Russians at War’ documentary to be screened at Toronto film festival.

Canadian government officials, including Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, have strongly criticized the use of public funds to support a controversial documentary that portrays Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine.

The film "Russians at War," directed by Russian-Canadian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova, received $250,000 (340,000 Canadian dollars) in funding from the Canada Media Fund during their 2022-2023 fiscal year.

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