\u0027Already a brutal mistake of lives taken and hearts broken, and if he doesn’t relent, I believe Mr. Putin will have made a most horrible mistake for all of…
In a statement to The Washington Post, Penn on Saturday praised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, while acknowledging the destruction caused by Putin in the days since Russia launched broad attacks throughout Ukraine.
Penn, who previously visited the country last November to prepare for the film, appeared at a Thursday press briefing from the Ukrainian government in Kyiv. The Ukrainian Embassy confirmed in a statement this week that Penn was in the country, and celebrated him and his support. Variety reported Thursday that Penn is filming the documentary for Vice Studios. Vice could not be reached immediately for comment.Article content
The actor told CNN in 2011 that his antiwar stance grew out of watching the Vietnam War play out on television with his brothers as a child. “I grew up in a family that was opposed to [the war],” he said.
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