Doc Talk Podcast: Oscar Winner Mstyslav Chernov On Being In The Oval Office When Trump Berated Zelensky, Plus CPH:DOX’s Niklas Engstrøm On Europe’s Trump Dilemma
deadline.comThe scene shocked the world: President Donald Trump inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Oval Office on February 28, only to verbally attack him in front of the media and accuse him of fomenting World War III.
Vice President J.D. Vance, eager to please his boss, dressed down Zelensky over what he considered his unsuitable attire. It turns out Oscar-winning filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov was in the Oval Office with the Ukrainian leader on that stunning day.
He joins the latest edition of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast to share his reaction to the shocking exchange that saw Zelensky ejected from the White House.
He says the response by the Ukrainian people to that disrespectful treatment may come as a surprise to Trump and his Veep. Chernov, who won the Academy Award a year ago for his documentary 20 Days in Mariupol, tells us about his new film, 2000 Meters to Andriivka, also set in wartime Ukraine.
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