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(NewsNation) — American histrion and manager Sean Penn hopes the “chaos” seen successful Friday’s Oval Office exchange betwixt U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won't make further part betwixt the nations.
“Remember wherever we truly stand, and what this is truly about,” Penn implored connected Friday's "CUOMO."
He points to the radical dying connected the front lines successful Ukraine each day, "dying honoring the precise happening we grant most, which is freedom," and urges citizens to spot done the politicians' "personality chaos."
On Friday, the brace of presidents met to sermon a mineral deal and the aboriginal of American assistance to Ukraine. But the leaders' conversation, with immoderate interjections from Vice President JD Vance, rapidly turned sour.
Trump told Zelenskyy, “You’re not truly successful a bully presumption close now" and said the person was "gambling with WWIII."
On X, Zelenskyy said what his state needs is peace.
“Thank you America, convey you for your support, convey you for this visit. Thank you @POTUS, Congress, and the American people. Ukraine needs conscionable and lasting peace, and we are moving precisely for that,” he said.
US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky conscionable successful the Oval Office of the White House successful Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. Zelensky and Trump openly clashed successful the White House connected February 28 astatine a gathering wherever they were owed to motion a woody connected sharing Ukraine's mineral riches and sermon a bid woody with Russia. "You're not acting astatine each thankful. It's not a bully thing," Trump said. "It’s going to beryllium precise hard to bash concern similar this," helium added. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump oval office
"Superpower" co-director Penn spent extended clip with Zelenskyy for the movie and saw the outbreak of warring successful 2022 firsthand.
Penn praised the Ukrainian president's leaders, whom helium described arsenic "so constantly, extemporaneously genuine" successful his combat for the nation.
"I deliberation the past important infinitesimal that that we were bridging a part was successful enactment of Ukraine and its and its caput of state," Penn said. "And if we suffer way of that, we truly person to inquire ourselves if we're losing way of the worth of democracy."
The presidents met conscionable a week aft Trump called Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections.”
