Sean Penn arrives in Ukraine to film documentary on Russian invasion
foxnews.comSean Penn has arrived in Kyiv to film a documentary about the escalating conflict in Ukraine. On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the Hollywood actor, who is believed to be making the film for VICE. "American actor and film director, Oscar winner Sean Penn arrived in Ukraine," read a translated statement from the Office of the President of Ukraine’s Facebook page. "The director came to Kyiv specifically to record all the events taking place in Ukraine as a documentary filmmaker and to tell the world the truth about Russia's invasion of our country." "Today, Sean Penn is among those who support Ukraine in Ukraine," the statement read. "Our country is grateful to him for such a display of courage and honesty.This morning, the director visited the Office of the President and attended a press briefing by Iryna Vereshchuk, Adviser to the Head of the Office of the Head of State and Vice Prime Minister - Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine.
He talked to journalists, to our military, saw how we defend our country." Sean Penn has arrived in Kyiv to reportedly film a documentary about the ongoing conflict. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images) "Sean Penn demonstrates the courage that many others, including Western politicians, lack," the statement continued. "The more such people in our country now, true friends of Ukraine, who support the struggle for freedom, the sooner it will be possible to stop Russia's treacherous attack." "The director has already arrived in Ukraine in November 2021," the statement concluded.
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