Warrants Issued For Two Russian Film Directors Over Anti-War Stance

A Moscow court has issued arrest warrants for noted film directors Aleksandr Rodnyanskiy and Ivan Vyrypayev on charges of "discrediting Russian armed forces" involved in Moscow's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The Basmanny district court said on May 17 that it issued the warrants in late April. Rondyanskiy and Vyrypayev, both of whom are currently outside of Russia, have publicly condemned the Kremlin's full-scale aggression against Ukraine launched in February 2022. The Kyiv-born Rodnyanskiy never became a Russian citizen, preserving his Ukrainian citizenship instead. Vyrypayev was born in Russia but renounced his citizenship in May 2022 and became a Polish citizen. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.