Hollywood actor Sean Penn visited Kyiv for the second time since the start of the Russian invasion and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday to talk about his upcoming documentary about the war.
Zelensky’s office released a short clip from their meeting, showing the 61-year-old two-time Academy Award winner getting a warm reception from Ukraine’s leader, who shook his hand and said in English: “Nice to meet you again. You’re welcome.”
“From the first day of the full-scale invasion, he was in Kyiv and saw with his own eyes what Russian aggression is,” Zelensky wrote of his famous guest on his Telegram channel. “The whole world will soon be able to see the whole truth about the war thanks to his film. Sean, thank you for the support of our state and our people!”
The “Milk” star visited Ukraine on the first day of the war on Feb. 24 and shot footage for his documentary about the unfolding crisis, which he has been working on since last year.
Back in November, the actor-director was seen wearing a flak jacket and helmet to talk to fighters on the border of Russia and Ukraine, months before war officially broke out
When missiles started raining on Ukrainian cities, Penn found himself among tens of thousands of refugees fleeing to Poland on foot.
Penn is producing the untitled documentary for VICE Studios, a U.S.-Canadian digital media and broadcasting company, according to Variety.
Earlier this month, Penn’s CORE charity held a fundraiser in support of Ukraine, during which Zelensky addressed the guests remotely.
Penn is not the only Hollywood A-lister to have visited Ukraine since the start of the war.
A week ago, Ben Stiller made the trip to the war-ravaged country and met with Zelensky in Kyiv to show his support for the president, after visiting Ukrainian refugees across the border in Poland.
In April, Angelina Jolie arrived in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv to visit children who were rescued from Mariupol and other areas.
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