‘Kill Bill’ and ‘Bladerunner’ star Daryl Hannah has shown support for Ukraine on the Oscars stage following US President Donald Trump’s disastrous meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week.
Hannah went off script and shouted ‘Slava Ukraini’ as she entered the stage to the present the award for Best Editing.
The phrase is a Ukrainian national salute and the battle cry of its armed forces, translating literally to ‘Glory to Ukraine’.
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Her onstage voice of support for the war-torn country comes after a politically tumultuous week surrounding Russia’s war on the Eastern European nation.
US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance had a contentious meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday in the Oval Office.
In a shocking moment, Trump and Vance berated the Ukrainian leader in front of reporters as they discussed efforts to secure a peace deal and Trump’s overtures to Russia.
Zelensky pushed back on several points, and his White House visit was ultimately cut short.
The reverberations from that meeting are still being felt in Washington and across Europe on Sunday.
