Hollywood actor and Golden Globe winner Richard Gere touchingly expressed solidarity with the people of Ukraine. The star of the film “Hachiko: The Most Faithful Friend” recorded an emotional video message in which he emphasized that he fully supports the Ukrainians, and read the lines of the poet Yuriy Izdrik, translated into English.

The corresponding video was published by the co-founder of the Ukraine WoW organization Yaroslava Gres on her Instagram. The public figure noted that the actor recorded a touching speech for the Independence Day of Ukraine, but he and his colleagues could not wait for August 24, so they shared the video with Ukrainians ahead of schedule.

" I want to read a poem by the Ukrainian poet Yuriy Izdrik. To all residents of Ukraine, each of you, I convey my warmest wishes and express my full and unwavering support. Happy Independence Day of Ukraine! I stay by your side. “I’m your brother,” the actor said.

After that, Richard Gere read Izdrik's work " The celebrity read the entire verse in English, and at the end he unexpectedly switched to Ukrainian, saying: “Pomovch, die”.

Note that the Hollywood star has supported Ukraine from the first days of a full-scale war. In 2022, Richard Gere, for example, sold his rare Jaguar XK8 convertible at auction for $31,750 (approximately 1,419,740 hryvnia), and donated all proceeds to the charities World Central Kitchen and Open Arms Ukraine.

They are engaged in providing assistance to Ukrainians affected by the war..

Later, during an online speech at the second Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen in Kyiv, the celebrity directly stated that the war in Ukraine is the “biggest” he has seen in his life.

“This war will be completed, and it must be won, we cannot give up,” said the actor, “This is a war against evil. If we lose, it will inspire other dictators around the world, so it can't be lost. Ukraine will never be the same as it was before."