Russian Film Director Alexander Sokurov Prevented From Leaving Russia

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
told Russian independent news outlet The Insider.Sokurov planned to cross the Russian-Finnish border by car and then fly to a conference on
arts education in Milan
He was scheduled to appear on June 22
His trip had been confirmed with the Finnish and Italian authorities, he said.Sokurov filed a complaint with the Presidential Human Rights
Council
During that time hundreds of cars were moving by us, entire buses filled with Russian children and other citizens were allowed to pass,
look me in the eyes when he told me that we were prevented from leaving by a directive from Comrade Mishustin, who forbids people like me to
cross the border
queried by Finnish authorities, the Russian Embassy stated that Russia had not yet lifted the anti-covid restrictions on crossing land
borders
According to a Russian government decree, it is only possible to leave Russia by motor vehicles, including regular buses, if there is a
valid reason