By Mark Gray
7:31am PDT, Mar 27, 2023
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy embraced actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 26, 2023.
While in Ukraine, the British actor toured Irpin, Demydiv and Kyiv, where he and the president discussed helping the children of Ukraine — including those taken by Russian forces following the 2022 invasion. "[It is] so encouraging in so many ways to see just the remarkably stoic nature of the people of Ukraine. And of course, your messaging that I think is reflected in their courage, and in their determination and in their perseverance and resilience," Orlando told the president. "To see the children, to see in their eyes, it's palpable the anxiety and yet, the strength of the Ukrainian people is something that is really awe-inspiring in truth and, of course, your messaging is the reason for that."
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Sean Penn caught up with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Nov. 8, 2022. The actor has visited with the Ukrainian president several times since 2022 — and they were together the day before Russia invaded Ukraine. Sean even gifted one of his Oscars to the politician.
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Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump spoke during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 25, 2019.
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Joe Biden met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Feb. 20, 2023.
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Britain's King Charles III met Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Buckingham Palace in London on Feb. 9, 2023. It was the Ukrainian president's first visit to the United Kingdom since Russia's invasion.
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Prince William and Princess Kate met Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena Zelenska, at Buckingham Palace in London on Oct. 7, 2020.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Richard Branson talked during a meeting in Kyiv on June 29, 2022.
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On Sept. 14, 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy's wife, Olena Zelenska, took to Instagram to share a slideshow of photos from a dinner with Ashton Kutcher and wife Mila Kunis, who was born in Ukraine. "A pleasant meeting, lively conversation and real pleasure from speaking together," she wrote in Ukrainian in the caption. (See the photos here.)
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On Nov. 2, 2022, Liev Schreiber took to Twitter to share a photo of himself meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv. "[His] courageous leadership is an inspirational defense of freedom, rule of law, and human rights," the Emmy nominee wrote in the caption. (See the photo here.)
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On Sept. 15, 2022, Volodymyr Zelenskyy took to Telegram — an encrypted, cloud-based social media app — to share a photo of himself speaking with Benedict Cumberbatch via video conference. "I've had a conversation with the British actor Benedict Cumberbatch. I am sincerely grateful to him for solidarity with our state and our people. It is important that the topic of Ukraine remains the key one. And such famous people help us get through to those nations whose government does not support Ukraine," he wrote in the caption. (See the photo here.)
