STORY: A monument to Putin in the middle of London? More of a street art sculpture depicting the life-size Russian President on a mini tank. The epoxy resin figure was created by the French artist James Colomina and has been shown in Paris, Barcelona and New York. According to Colomina, it is intended to refer to the war in Ukraine and what he considers childish but dangerous behavior on the part of Putin. An artistic statement that was well received by this visitor to London’s Regent’s Park over the weekend. “I honestly think it’s brilliant to have Vladimir here for us – all in red, blood red. I said to my friend we’re lucky we’re not being bombed, we forget what’s happening in Ukraine right now . And I wish it was just as easy to remove, to take him away, as if he were a doll, because he’s a big boy playing dangerous games and people are dying.” Colomina was not the only one who surprised with art on the subject of the Ukraine war at the weekend. In the Ukrainian city of Borodyanka, around 60 kilometers northwest of Kyiv, a new graffiti by Banksy has appeared on the rubble of a house destroyed by the Russian war of aggression. Other Banksy-style works were also spotted in other Ukrainian locations on Sunday, including Horenka, Hostomel and the capital Kyiv itself. The graffiti was not well received by everyone. This man thinks they are propaganda that needs to be removed. “It fills people’s minds with garbage. People start imagining it. It has a bad effect on those who walk by and see it. It’s spreading, and that’s not good.” It was initially unclear whether all cases were actually real Banksys. The world-famous but still anonymous British artist has not yet officially confirmed all of his works.