American actor and director Sean Penn on Wednesday signed an agreement for his CORE Foundation to provide help to Ukrainian refugees in Poland.

Under the deal between CORE, which he co-founded, and the municipality of Krakow, the foundation will open an office in the historic southern Polish city and provide educational activities and also convert unoccupied premises to accommodate around 50 refugees, the Polish agency PAP said in a report.

Penn was in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in late February when the Russian invasion began, to shoot a documentary, the Ukrainian president's office said at the time.

The double Oscar-winner was photographed attending a government news conference in Kyiv, and could be seen meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky in a video posted to the Ukrainian president's official Instagram account.

The 61-year-old actor with two Oscars -- for "Harvey Milk" and "Mystic River" -- is shooting a documentary for Vice Studios, according to NBC News.

Penn has previously attracted controversy as a result of his foray into politics and current affairs, especially after he and Mexican-American actress Kate del Castillo interviewed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman while he was on the run.

In 2018, Penn was reported to be in Turkey making an as-yet-unreleased documentary about the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom's consulate.

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'acteur et r?alisateur am?ricain Sean Penn a sign? mercredi ? Cracovie un accord avec la municipalit? de l'ancienne capitale royale portant sur l'aide de sa fondation CORE aux r?fugi?s ukrainiens.

Penn was in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in late February when the Russian invasion began to shoot a documentary
Penn was in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in late February when the Russian invasion began to shoot a documentary REPORTER via AFP / Marek LASYK

L'organisation dirig?e par l'acteur transmettra ? la mairie son savoir-faire pratique acquis lors d'actions similaires et ouvrira un bureau sur place, a rapport? l'agence polonaise PAP.

Son programme pr?voit des activit?s d'?ducation, l'organisation d'ateliers et le financement de travaux de r?novation de locaux inoccup?s pour y accueillir une cinquantaine de r?fugi?s.

Sean Penn se trouvait ? Kiev fin f?vrier, au moment du d?clenchement de l'invasion russe, pour tourner un documentaire sur la situation en Ukraine, selon des informations publi?es par la pr?sidence ukrainienne dans les m?dias sociaux.

Il s'?tait d?j? rendu en Ukraine en novembre et avait rencontr? des militaires.

Ag? de 61 ans, l'acteur aux deux Oscars - pour "Harvey Milk" et "Mystic River" - tourne un documentaire pour les studios Vice, selon la cha?ne NBC News.

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