Actor studying Judaism addresses Putin after Odesa shelling

Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher sharply condemned the Russian strike on Odesa, calling Putin's actions a sign of weakness and urging him to end the war. He said the shelling of the Chornomorets stadium indicates Kremlin incompetence or desperation. Kutcher and his wife Mila Kunis actively support Ukraine, raised $35 million in aid, and personally donated $3 million.

Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher made a sharp statement addressed to Vladimir Putin after the Russian strike on Odesa. Kutcher called the actions of the Russian leadership a sign of weakness and urged Putin to stop the war. The actor was particularly outraged by the shelling of the Chornomorets stadium: he said that attacks on civilian infrastructure indicate desperation or incompetence on the part of the Kremlin. "Vladimir Putin is bombing a football stadium in Odesa. This indicates one of two things: incompetence or desperation. Putin, you are losing. Surrender!" the actor wrote. Kutcher and his wife Mila Kunis, who was born in Chernivtsi, have actively supported Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion. The couple raised $35 million in aid and personally donated $3 million. In 2019, they visited Kyiv to participate in the Yalta European Strategy forum, where they met with Volodymyr Zelensky. Kutcher, raised in Catholic traditions, has been interested in Judaism for many years and studies Kabbalah, which is why Kunis jokingly calls him a "Jew by choice."