Posted on 02/24/2022 2:50:25 PM PST by Morgana
While the world watched in horror on Thursday as war ripped through Ukraine, American actor Sean Penn was meeting with the country's president and attending government press briefings for part of a VICE documentary he is filming.
Drama-chasing Penn, 61 - who found himself in the cartel's firing line in 2016 after getting in touch with fugitive drug lord El Chapo - sat with his sunglasses on for the press briefing at the Ukrainian government offices on Thursday evening local time.
He then met with President Volodymyr Zelensky, who posted a video of their meeting on his Instagram account. Their conversation was muted but Zelensky, a former comedian and actor himself, wrote in a caption: 'The more people know about the war in the Ukraine, the higher the likelihood of stopping Russia!'
Penn has been filming a documentary about escalating tensions in the region for months. He flew back to Kyiv earlier this week, before Putin invaded the country, but does not appear to be in any rush to leave.
The documentary is a VICE Studios production, 'in association with VICE World News and Endeavor Content,' according to a spokesman for the media company.
In a translated Facebook post, the Ukrainian government said it was grateful for Penn being there. He was lauded as being more courageous than Western leaders.
'An American actor and filmmaker, Oscar winner Sean Penn arrived to Ukraine. The director specially came to Kyiv to record all the events that are currently happening in Ukraine and to tell the world the truth about Russia's invasion of our country.
'Sean Penn is among those who support Ukraine in Ukraine today. Our country is grateful to him for such a show of courage and honesty.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Penn will scream like a little girl when the Russians catch him
Spiccoli to the rescue. This will go well.
Penn looks like a detained Serbian war criminal in the top pic.
You and me both.
What a narcissist.
Sean Penn and Robert De Niro should sit down and make faces at each other...LOL
pray we’re that lucky..
Why would they associate with that libtard scum? 🤪
Starting to look like Ukraine needs a good purging
Yes, PLEASE let us get lucky!
Where Woody and Ted from Cheers?
-If Sean Penn shows up he will always support the bad or the worst side.
-If a spokesman is expounding about the crisis and has someone doing sign-language beside him then he is a goofy leftist/communist.
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