Ukraine thanked multiple
Hollywood actors including Ben Stiller and Sean Penn for visiting the country
during Russia’s invasion.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence
said in a Monday tweet that Ukraine “is grateful to Hollywood stars who,
despite the danger, have visited us,” naming Stiller, Penn, Liev
Schreiber, and Angelina Jolie.
“You are more than just
an inspiration to all of us,” it said. “Millions around the world
have heard the truth from you about the struggle of the [Ukrainian]
people.”
Ukraine thanked multiple
Hollywood actors including Ben Stiller and Sean Penn for visiting the country
during Russia’s invasion.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence
said in a Monday tweet that Ukraine “is grateful to Hollywood stars who,
despite the danger, have visited us,” naming Stiller, Penn, Liev
Schreiber, and Angelina Jolie.
“You are more than just
an inspiration to all of us,” it said. “Millions around the world
have heard the truth from you about the struggle of the [Ukrainian]
people.”
Stiller, who is an ambassador
for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, visited Ukraine on
Monday to mark World Refugee Day.
He met with Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a former actor, and told him: “It’s a great honor for me. You are my hero. You quit a great acting career for
this.”
Stiller also visited Poland,
which has taken more than one million refugees from Ukraine.
Jolie, a special envoy with
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, also visited Ukraine in
April, meeting with refugees and volunteers. The war has displaced
people within Ukraine as well as caused people to flee to other European
countries.
