Actor Mickey Rourke has given his take on the Russia-Ukraine War.
Actor Mickey Rourke Gives His Take On The Russia-Ukraine War Having Met Vladimir Putin-‘I Saw A Man With Empathy’
The conflict has no signs of ending, as neither Vladimir Putin nor Volodymyr Zelensky show any signs of backtracking from their current stance. And this has come to the detriment of the Ukrainian people with lives being lost.
Not only that, but Ukrainians have had no choice but to flee and take refuge in neighboring countries. But for Mickey, he had a different take on the issue given that he had met Mr Putin in Russia.
And having met the Russian President, he could not believe what has been happening especially since he had a positive experience with Putin. In the picture here, we can see that Mickey is wearing a t-shirt with a picture of Putin on it. He has a huge smile on his face and could not be any happier.
This may explain his following comments. In an interview with Fox News, he said: “He took us to a very famous museum in St. Petersburg. And then later he took me to a children’s cancer hospital. And we went in there and visited the really, really sick, little, tiny, tiny kids…I saw a man with empathy.”
Nevertheless, there is no denying that public opinion towards the Russian leadership is not in a very good place. This has subsequently led to an increasing hostility towards Russian people, despite the attempts to only limit this towards Russian oligarchs.
The economic sanctions are inevitably going to impact the ordinary Russian. But this anti-Russian sentiment is not something that Mickey welcomes, as it could easily lead to increasing hate amongst innocent people.
He added: “You can’t hate every f—ing Russian cause most of them don’t know what’s going on. But I think I saw the side … that was different than the rest of the world sees, but I also see what’s going on now. So to me, it’s like a nightmare kind of scenario.”
Mickey does have some valid points, but the reality is that the conflict must end. So there you have it folks. What did you think about this? If you liked reading this article, then check out our other features on the Daily Soap Dish.
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