Sean Penn, 61, American filmmaker, is working on a documentary about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Penn is currently filming in Ukraine, the office of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, according to the AP news agency: “Sean Penn shows the courage that many other politicians, especially Western ones, lack.” The director came to Kiev specifically to record the events that are happening in Ukraine these days. The Oscar winner has been supporting international aid organizations and initiatives against war for years.
Javier Bardem, 52, Spanish actor, protested against the war in front of the Russian Embassy in Madrid right after the Russian attack on Ukraine. “The victims are always the same: women, children, the elderly,” Bardem said, according to media reports. The invasion was “an atrocity”. The Spaniard warned of “a large wave of refugees” and criticized Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin. “Putin is, I think, a person who has very ultra-nationalist, very imperialist thinking.” About 200 people took part in the rally, including many Ukrainians.
Harry37, British Prince, and meghan, 40, Duchess, have expressed their solidarity with the Ukrainian people. “We stand behind the people of Ukraine in view of this breach of international and humanitarian law,” the charity said in a statement. This Saturday, Harry and Meghan will be honored with an award from the US civil rights organization NAACP.
Valerie Pécresse, 54, presidential candidate of France’s conservative Republicans, has to wonder about oddities on her party’s electoral list. When she was elected in December, the name of a dog appeared alongside several deaths. The advisor to MP Éric Ciotti, who lost the nomination, has now admitted he put his dog Clovis on the list on a beer whim. The animal, which duly paid a membership fee and voted for Ciotti, was discovered by the French online platform media part.