(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Actor Sean Penn, who is filming a documentary about the Ukraine crisis, has made his way across the Ukraine-Poland boarder, Yahoo News reported.
The 61 year-old actor was previously in Kyiv, but he and two colleagues left their car behind and walked miles to the Polish border toting backpacks and suitcases.
Penn tweeted about the experience:
Myself & two colleagues walked miles to the Polish border after abandoning our car on the side of the road. Almost all the cars in this photo carry women & children only, most without any sign of luggage, and a car their only possession of value. pic.twitter.com/XSwCDgYVSH
— Sean Penn (@SeanPenn) February 28, 2022
“Almost all the cars in this photo carry women & children only, most without any sign of luggage, and a car their only possession of value,” he tweeted.
Penn was spotted at a press briefing in Kyiv, and a source confirmed he his making a documentary about the situation.
“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 said.
“President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people have risen as historic symbols of courage and principle,” he said. “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.”
The Office of the President of Ukraine praised Penn’s efforts, expressing their gratefulness “to him for such a show of courage and honesty,” in a statement.
“Sean Penn is demonstrating bravery that many others have been lacking, in particular some Western politicians,” the statement continued. “The more people like that—true friends of Ukraine, who support the fight for freedom—the quicker we can stop this heinous invasion by Russia.”
