Stop any cultural cooperation with russia. Culture is not apolitical

Dear friends from international organizations, networks, cultural and media sectors!

On behalf of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation and all cultural organizations and institutions in Ukraine, we are asking for your solidarity and support.

Please help Ukraine by stopping any cultural cooperation with the russian federation:

• Exclude russian organizations from international networks and unions;
• Suspend russian participation in international cultural events such as festivals, biennials, exhibitions, art and literature fairs, including the russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale;
• Boycott events organised by russian institutions as well as international foundations that are directly and indirectly linked to or funded by putin’s regime and russian capital;
• Cancel any cooperation with russian artists, no matter how great or famous, as long as they openly support putin’s regime, silence its crimes, or do not publicly and directly oppose it;
• Remove representatives affiliated with the russian state or russian capital from supervisory and advisory boards of your organisations;
• Refuse any donations, funding or sponsorship from russian organisations, their proxies and affiliates based in other countries;
• Organise cultural events dedicated to Ukraine and its fight against russia.

We call to boycott the russian federation now! We have to isolate russia in the global cultural arena!