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Ukraine Sanctions Russian Cultural Figures Amid War Tensions

4/10/2026

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Ukraine has imposed sanctions on five Russian cultural figures linked to Russia's Venice Biennale participation.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the decree targeting individuals accused of promoting Russian propaganda and justifying the war against Ukraine.
Anastasia Karneeva, the Russian pavilion commissioner, and Mikhail Shvydkoy, a Kremlin envoy, are named.
Ukraine says Russia's cultural participation legitimizes aggression and the sanctions aim to curb its cultural presence during the war.

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Ukraine has imposed sanctions on five Russian cultural figures linked to Russia's Venice Biennale participation.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the decree targeting individuals accused of promoting Russian propaganda and justifying the war against Ukraine.
Anastasia Karneeva, the Russian pavilion commissioner, and Mikhail Shvydkoy, a Kremlin envoy, are named.
Ukraine says Russia's cultural participation legitimizes aggression and the sanctions aim to curb its cultural presence during the war.