Brian Cox says Russian actors banned from speaking about Ukraine invasion
nme.comSuccession won the Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Drama Series gong at last night’s (February 27) SAG Awards.Taking to the podium, the actor spoke about the ongoing crisis following the Russian invasion last week, calling it “truly, truly awful”.“One other thing I would like to add, which I think is important to me and I hope important to you, and I think as actors and performers and writers and directors… this is a thing that’s come to me about what’s going on in Ukraine,” he said. “It’s truly, truly awful.
Really, really awful what’s happening.Succession actor Brian Cox says his fellow actors in Russia are being told they can't speak about the invasion of Ukraine #SAGAwards pic.twitter.com/LdlHXrlwr7— The Chat (@LiveOnTheChat) February 28, 2022“It’s particularly awful in terms of [how] it’s affecting people, particularly in our profession.
The President of Ukraine [Volodymyr Zelensky] was a comic. He was a wonderful comic performer. And we should respect that for him.
To come to the presidency was amazing.“But the thing that’s really distressed me is what’s happening in Russia, to my fellow actors and actresses and performers and writers and critics,” Cox continued. “They are told, under pain of high treason, they cannot say a word about Ukraine.
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