Dissident Russian journalist Andrei Loshak: "Broken Ties"

The Dissident Club in Paris was a fitting setting for our screening of  “Broken Ties,” a look at the impact Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine had on Russian families, produced by dissident Russian journalist Andrei Loshak. Andrei told us of his experiences since the invasion during our evening discussion on November 11.

Well-known and respected as a journalist/filmmaker in Russia and surrounding countries, and a vocal opponent to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Andrei fled to Tbilisi, Georgia, when he found himself on the Kremlin’s list of “suspected foreign agents” in 2022.  He spent two years in Georgia before arriving in Paris in September on a talent visa. He continues to work as a filmmaker in France. His 90-minute film “Broken Ties” shows how Russians also suffered from Putin’s militaristic hegemony.