Actor Sean Penn, who is in Ukraine working on a film documentary, is encouraging the U.S. to come to the rescue of the embattled country, which is fighting to preserve its democracy amid a devastating invasion from neighboring Russia
Actor Sean Penn, who is in Ukraine working on a film documentary, is encouraging the U.S. to come to the rescue of the embattled country, which is fighting to preserve its democracy amid a devastating“Ukraine is the tip of the spear for the democratic embrace of dreams. If we allow it to fight alone, our soul as America is lost,” Penn wrote in a Twitter message Saturday.
The Oscar-winning actor, film director and social activist visited the Eastern European country in November, according to a, Volodymyr Zelensky. Penn returned to Ukraine in recent days as Russian troops invaded the country, where there have been heavy losses. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine earlier this week.
On Saturday, Russian troops advanced on the capital city of Kyiv as Ukrainian forces struggled to hold on to the city. Witnesses reported sporadic explosions and gunfire in parts of the city, and an apartment tower took a direct hit from a shell.have been providing weaponry and other equipment to Ukraine. Zelensky has pleaded for more help from Western leaders.
“Already 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 humankind,” Penn wrote on Twitter. “President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people have risen as historic symbols of courage and principle.” According to the Ukrainian Facebook post, Penn has attended press briefings, visited with Ukrainian troops, met with Ukrainian journalists and
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