When Ukrainian production powerhouse Film.UA set a late-February release date for “Puppies,” an offbeat comedy about a woman afflicted with a strange curse that turns her lovers into canines, hopes were high for strong returns at the box office. Just last year, after all, a pair of the company’s comedies grossed more than $1 million domestically — an impressive take in a country still reeling from the ongoing Russian invasion and war.
What their forecast didn’t include, however, was the fallout from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s disastrous visit to the White House that weekend. The heated meeting, in which President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance attempted
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