Sean Penn emotionally recalls the day he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, commending his bravery in the face of death.
Speaking out for the first time since leaving war-torn Ukraine, Penn told CNN'she couldn't help but praise Zelensky for all he's doing to protect his people. He said,"I don't know if he knew that he was born for this, but it was clear I was in the presence of something ... that was new to the modern world in terms of courage and dignity and love that comes out of that man.
Penn says he met Ukraine's president before the invasion, and then again on the day it started -- amid the chaos and uncertainty, he says Zelensky showed nothing but courage ... which Penn says is also evident in all Ukrainians.Ukrainian Territorial Defense soldier moments before the blast says “everything is bad, yesterday we evacuated kids, bodies of civilians.”