Hollywood actor Sean Penn gives his Oscar to Zelensky

American histrion Sean Penn has fixed his Oscar to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a sojourn to the superior Kyiv.

Video posted connected Mr Zelensky's Telegram transmission besides showed the president awarding Penn Ukraine's Order of Merit.

Penn, who is known for his governmental activism arsenic overmuch arsenic helium is for his films, fled Ukraine successful March portion filming a documentary astir the conflict.

He aboriginal said helium considered joining Ukrainian forces to combat against Russia.

Kremlin officials antecedently added Penn, and chap histrion Ben Stiller, to Russia's "stop list", meaning they are present banned from entering the country.