[6] In March 2014, Mansky signed an open letter in solidarity with Ukrainian filmmakers following the Russian annexation of Crimea.

[7] In 2018, he supported the European Film Academy's appeal in defense of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who was imprisoned in Russia.

[8] In December 2020, Mansky went for a solitary manifestation outside the Federal Security Service building at the Lubyanka Square, holding men's underpants.

The manifestation took place after the publication of opposition leader Alexei Navalny's conversation with his alleged poisoner.

[10][11] As a result of his views, the Russian Interior Ministry added him to their wanted list in September 2022 for slander, following a request by cinematographer Nikita Mikhalkov.