Russia-Ukraine WarPutin: West Trying to ‘Cancel’ Russian CultureSaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintRussia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on economic issues in Moscow, on Feb. 17, 2022. Alexey Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP via Getty ImagesJack PhillipsBreaking News Reporter3/25/2022|Updated: 3/25/2022Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged that the West of trying to cancel Russian culture, including great composers and writers.“Today, they are trying to cancel a thousand-year-old country,” Putin said in a televised meeting, according to state-run media.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.