The US actor-director was photographed attending a government press conference in Kiev and was seen in a video meeting President Zelenskyy.
American actor and director Sean Penn is in Kiev to shoot a documentary about him. attack of RussiaSays the office of the president of Ukraine.
The double Oscar winner was photographed attending a government press conference in Kiev and was seen meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a video posted on the Ukrainian president’s official Instagram account.
“The director came to Kiev specifically as a documentary filmmaker to record all the events taking place in Ukraine and to tell the world the truth about the Russian invasion of our country,” he wrote in a Ukrainian post on the Facebook page of the presidential office on Thursday.
“Today Sean Penn is among those who supported Ukraine while he was in Ukraine. Our country is grateful to him for displaying such courage and honesty.
“Penn shows courage that many, including Western politicians, don’t have.”
Penn, who had previously visited Ukraine and met with military personnel in November, spoke to journalists and soldiers and said from the presidential office that he “sees how we defend our country.”
The 61-year-old star of Milk and Mystic River is shooting a documentary for Vice Studios, according to NBC News.
Neither Vice nor Penn’s representatives immediately responded to requests for comment from the AFP news agency.
His last visit comes as Russian forces pressed deep into UkraineWith fierce battles on the outskirts of Kiev and missiles and shells raining down on multiple Ukrainian cities.
Penn has previously sparked controversy as a result of her involvement in politics and current affairs, especially after she and Mexican-American actress Kate del Castillo. was interviewed Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on the run.
In 2018, it was reported that Penn was in Turkey. unreleased documentary It’s about the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s consulate.