Happy Friday International Insiders, Tom Grater here with your weekly round-up of our top international headlines.Covering conflict: It has been another week of tough news from the embattled nation of Ukraine, with Russia’s military assault on the country intensifying and no sign of a peace accord being reached.
Here’s a rundown of our coverage of the conflict over the past five days:Foreign Affairs Correspondent Hollie McKay was back with another special report for Deadline from on-the-ground.
Her interviews with people sheltering from the war in Kyiv, including Ukrainian actor-musician Roman Matsyuta, are powerful.Bekmambetov speaks: It has been difficult for Russians to speak out against the invasion, particularly since a new censorship law was passed, but some have been able to lodge protests.
Russian-Kazakh director Timur Bekmambetov spoke to Deadline from Israel this week, condemning the “tragedy” in Ukraine and announcing he is now making a documentary about the digital side of the conflict.
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