President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 29Volodymyr Zelensky has given state awards to several American actors and a Georgian designer for their support of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, head of Zelensky’s office, said on Monday. RF — ed.), Demne Gvasalia (designer, creative director of the Balenciaga fashion house — ed.), Sean Penn (American actor, film director and screenwriter — ed.), Ben Stiller (American actor — ed.), Liv Schreiber (American actor — ed.), Jessica Chastain (American actress — ed.) and many others,» Yermak wrote on Twitter.American actor urged not to help Ukraine with money Also, other Hollywood celebrities, in particular, Angelina Jolie, Sean Penn, Ben Stiller and Jessica Chastain, visited Ukraine from February 24. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, as of March 25, they have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
