published
The Hollywood couple received a video call from Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, who personally thanked them for the duo’s multi-million dollar fundraiser.
-
Mila Kunis (38) and Ashton Kutcher (44) have already been able to collect around 35 million US dollars for Ukrainian refugees.
-
Now President Volodymyr Zelensky (44) has personally thanked the Hollywood couple. A snapshot shows the trio on a video call.
-
The Ukrainian-American actress and her husband launched the fundraiser regarding two weeks ago.
-
Kunis was born in Ukraine in 1983. “There is no place in this world for this kind of unjust attack on humanity,” she said.
The Ukrainian-American actress Mila Kunis (38) and her husband Ashton Kutcher (44) have regarding two weeks ago launched a humanitarian aid fundraiser for Ukraine. Her goal was to have one Online-Fundraising-Plattform Raise $30 million for refugees. The two have now done it: The Hollywood couple has already been able to collect around 35 million US dollars, three of which they donated themselves.
On behalf of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky (44) has now personally thanked Kunis and Kutcher – with a video call to the Hollywood couple. On Sunday, Selenski shared a snapshot of the joint video conference on Twitter. Both Kunis and Kutcher retweeted the photo.
«You inspire the world»
Under the image of the video conference, the Ukrainian President wrote: “Ashton and Mila were among the first to respond to our grief. They have already raised $35 million and are donating the money to Flexport and Airbnb to help Ukrainian refugees.” Airbnb is an online portal for booking and renting accommodation. Flexport is a California freight forwarding and customs brokerage company.
Finally, Selenski wrote under his post: “We are grateful for the support of the two and impressed by their determination. You inspire the world.” Selenski had previously described Kunis and Kutcher as a “star couple” and thanked them for believing in the future of the country, like the British newspaper «Mirror» reported.
Mila Kunis is “proud Ukrainian”
Kunis was born in 1983 in Ukraine, which was still part of the Soviet Union at the time. She came to the United States with her family in 1991 at the age of seven. as the actress recently said in a video on Instagram. She always felt like an American, but now she is a “proud Ukrainian”. She made it clear: «The events that are currently taking place in Ukraine are devastating. There is no place in this world for this kind of unjust attack on humanity.”
If you subscribe to the People-Push, you won’t miss anything from the world of the rich, beautiful and people who don’t quite understand why they are actually famous.
That’s how it’s done: Install the latest version of the 20 minute app. Tap on “Cockpit” in the bottom right, then on the “Settings” cog and finally on “Push notifications”. Under “Topics” you tap on “People” – it’s up and running.