Sean Penn comes to Ukraine instead of attending Oscars – video

American actor and director Sean Penn has arrived in Ukraine. This trip is the reason the star missed the Academy Awards ceremony, even though he won an Oscar in one of the categories.

Source: Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukrainian railways, posted a video showing 65-year-old Penn stepping out of a train carriage on Instagram

Sean Penn arrives in Kyiv.

Screenshot from Ukrzaliznytsia video

"We know how to keep secrets, so we stayed silent about this train until the last moment. Now we can say it officially: Sean Penn chose Ukraine instead of the Oscars! And he arrived in Kyiv by Ukrzaliznytsia," the post said.

"And we can confirm: Sean Penn did not smoke in the corridor," the authors added.

Penn photographed on 16 March on the streets of the Ukrainian capital.

Photo: AFP via Getty Images

Background:

• Sean Penn, who happened to be in Ukraine when Russia's full-scale invasion began, has returned several times since then.
• Other world stars have also visited Ukraine, including actors Jessica Chastain, Angelina Jolie and Michael Douglas.

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