Presidents of Ukraine

U.S. actor and director Sean Penn is in Kyiv making a documentary about Russia's invasion, the Ukrainian president's office said on Feb. 24.

The double Oscar-winner was photographed attending a government press conference in Kyiv, and could be seen meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky in a video posted to the Ukrainian president's official Instagram account.

Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital on Feb. 25 after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order.

Russian President announced this morning that he ordered a "special operation" in Ukraine, after which there was literally additional chaos in that country, but also in the whole world. Russian tanks entered the territory of Ukraine, and according to world media, several Ukrainian cities were shelled, and according to reports from the field, bombs are also falling around Kiev.

The President of Ukraine mobilized the country's reservists for active service, but for now, refrained from announcing a general mobilization, and warned that the country could face a battle for its very existence.

 Evidence suggests that Russia is planning "Europe's biggest war since 1945" in scale, said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. "The fact is that all indications are that the plan is already in place," he said in an interview with the BBC.

Such warnings were issued by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. However, the situation remains critical.
The night behind us was spent in the appeals of world officials for a policy of peace to prevail, and for the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to give up attacks on Ukrainian territory.

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Ukraine requested a meeting with Russia in the next 48 hours. The country's foreign minister said Moscow had so far ignored insistence on explaining the build-up of troops along the border. The meeting should clarify Russia's intentions and discuss de-escalation options.

In an article by "Bloomberg", which refers to an unnamed diplomat, the agency states that Washington's position on that issue "infuriated the government of one of those countries".
"They demand an urgent clarification of what President Biden is planning," the source said.

President Joe Biden gave "strong" backing on Dec. 9 to Ukraine in its struggle with Russia and urged a diplomatic solution to the conflict in eastern Europe, while promising U.S. help if Moscow attacks.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a statement thanking Biden for his "strong support" in a phone call lasting about an hour and a half.