War in Ukraine: actor Sean Penn in Kiev with Zelensky to shoot a documentary

While war is raging in Ukraine, Sean Penn has deserted Hollywood for… Kiev!

The politically engaged actor was seen on Thursday in the front row of a press briefing in Kiev, where senior Ukrainian officials were discussing the invasion of Russia the same day.

But that's not all, the one who is also a director was also entitled to a one-on-one with the president of the country.

An official Instagram "story" of Zelensky shows him meeting actor Sean Penn, without knowing the subject of their conversation.

Sean Penn and Ukrainian President Zelensky.

The 61-year-old 'Harvey Milk' star has apparently been working on a documentary since last year about escalating tensions in Ukraine.

The ex of Charlize Theron went there at the beginning of the week to realize for himself the living conditions in the country.

His presence was more than appreciated by his hosts who, looking for Western media attention, did not expect so much.

“Sean Penn shows a courage that many others, especially Western politicians, lack.

The more such people there are in our country, true friends of Ukraine, who support the struggle for freedom, the sooner it will be possible to stop Russia's treacherous attack,” the Ukrainian Embassy to Newsweek in a statement.

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Indeed, last November, the actor had already been seen wearing a bulletproof vest and a helmet to speak to fighters on the eastern border between Russia and Ukraine, several months before this new war began. officially breaks out.

Sean Penn was already working on a documentary for Vice Media and their reporting teams.

The two-time Oscar winner has a reputation for being fearless in real life and getting into "dangerous areas" without difficulty.

His very controversial trip to Iraq, during which he denounced American intervention in the 2000s, did not delight America.

In 2005, he did it again and wrote articles from Tehran, the capital of Iran.

He had traveled to New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, where he was photographed rescuing people stranded by the storm.

He had also traveled to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake and helped the refugees there.

He also once dined with infamous drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and to do a secret interview with him.