Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme visited Ukraine and starred with the Ukrainian military, giving the traditional greeting “Glory to Ukraine!”, reports Meduza.
Footage appeared on the TikTok social network yesterday evening, showing the Belgian actor surrounded by Ukrainian military and shouting “Glory to Ukraine!” twice. “Glory to the heroes!” Ukrainian soldiers reply.
It is not yet known where and under what circumstances the video was shot, but it was shared by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on its Twitter page on Wednesday afternoon.
It is no coincidence that Jean-Claude Van Damme @JCVD shouts “Glory to Ukraine!” [Glory to Ukraine] twice.
He knows what a double whammy is like no one else. pic.twitter.com/CDPieu2MR5— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) December 14, 2022
“It is no accident that Jean-Claude Van Damme shouts “Glory to Ukraine!”. twice. He knows better than anyone what a double strike is,” the Ministry of Defense in Kyiv said under the video.
The day before, photos with the famous actor were also published on social networks by Ukrainian border guards, including the first deputy head of the Border Agency of Ukraine, Oleksiy Biloshitskyi.
Earlier, the Ukrainian TV channel TSN wrote that Van Damme visited one of the private hospitals in Uzhhorod, a city in western Ukraine near the border with Slovakia and Hungary.
A photo of the actor was published on December 8 by one of the doctors of a private hospital, but later the post disappeared from his social networks.
Van Damme did not provide any information about his visit to Ukraine.
Jean-Claude Van Damme, the last famous Hollywood actor to express support for Ukraine
The UNIAN website notes that the actor did not speak publicly about the war launched by Vladimir Putin on February 24, limiting himself to remarking on social media after the start of the Russian invasion that:
“I wish peace for the whole world.”
Previously, Van Damme stated that he was friends with Putin and participated with him in several fights organized in Russia. He also met with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
Russia has imposed sanctions on several famous Hollywood actors after they expressed support for Ukraine in the war of aggression launched by the Kremlin leader.
Among them are American actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller, as well as Canadian Jim Carrey.
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