The author of the Harry Potter series used Twitter to tell Putin that his analysis was not welcome. “Criticisms of Western culture of annulment are probably no better than those slaughtering civilians for the crime of resistance or imprisoning and poisoning their critics. #IStandWithUkraine “, Rowling wrote on Twitter on Friday. Includes an article on Putin’s imprisoned critic Alexei Navalny. Putin made the remarks about Rowling during a televised meeting on Friday. He compared the cancellation of Russian cultural events to the actions of Nazi Germany. “Today they are trying to annihilate an entire country of thousands of years, our people,” Putin said. “I am talking about the progressive discrimination of all those connected with Russia, a trend that is unfolding in many Western countries and with the full conciliation and sometimes encouragement of the ruling elites. “The infamous culture of annulment has become the annulment of culture.” He then compared the treatment of Russian cultural figures to Rowling’s expulsion for her perceived anti-transsexual views. “Not long ago, a children’s author, Joan Rowling, was canceled because she, the author of books that have been circulated in hundreds of millions of copies, failed to please proponents of so-called gender freedoms,” Putin said. Criticism of Western culture of annulment is probably no better than that of slaughtering civilians for the crime of resistance or imprisoning and poisoning their critics. #IStandWithUkraine – JK Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 25, 2022
