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Former film actor and current Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy received an Oscar on Tuesday. The coveted trophy was presented to him by Hollywood star Sean Penn, according to the press office of the presidential office. The golden boy came from the American actor’s property and should now serve as a “symbol of faith in victory” for Ukraine.

“I feel a lot better now that I know a part of me is here,” said the two-time Academy Award winner, who won Best Actor in 2004 for “Mystic River” and in 2009 for “Milk.” During his visit, he informed the president about the status of his new film project. Penn has been working on a film about Zelenskyy and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine for some time and is in Kiev for the third time this year.

Sean Penn Receives Medal of Merit

Penn was also given a great honor. The 62-year-old, who receives war refugees with his aid organization ‘Core’, was awarded an Order of Merit by Zelensky for his contribution to supporting Ukraine.

Until his election as president in 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy entertained Ukrainians as a comedian and actor — and had no political experience. His path to the presidency is similar to the script of his hit TV series Servant of the People, which premiered on Ukrainian television in 2015. In the political comedy, Zelenskyi plays a teacher who suddenly becomes president of Ukraine after a video ranting against corruption in the country went viral on the internet.

(t-online, dpa, jdo)