Sean Penn extends his support to Ukraine amid ongoing Russian attacks
Sean Penn voices support for Ukraine amid ongoing Russian attacks.
After spending months documenting the war, the 61-year-old actor told Hollywood Authentic magazine that he had recently thought about fighting on the Ukrainian side.
"If you are in Ukraine [fighting] you have to cross your mind," he said in the interview published on Saturday. "And what century do you think it is? Because I was at the gas station in Brentwood that day and now I'm thinking about taking up arms against Russia? What the f--- is going on?"
In the midst of the start of the Russian offensive in late February, Penn traveled to Ukraine to work on an upcoming documentary about political tensions, chronicling the invasion and war launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"The only possible reason for me to stay longer in Ukraine was for me to have a rifle, probably without body armor, because as a foreigner, you would want to give that body armor to a civilian fighter who I don't have." Or for a fighter with more skill than I have, or for a young man or woman who can fight for a long time or whatever," he told Hollywood Authentic.
In a statement shared with People in February, Penn expressed his thoughts on the horrors facing the people of Ukraine.
“[It] is a cruel mistake already taken and heartbroken, and if he does not believe, I believe that [Russian President] Mr. [Vladimir] Putin has done the most terrible thing to mankind. Must have made a mistake," he said.