Moment Carnival Row actor Orlando Bloom tells Ukrainian president to 'go win' the war

British actor Orlando Bloom has praised the strength of the Ukrainian people in a meeting with the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, where he told him to “go win” the war. Bloom, 46, who is a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador, travelled to Kyiv in his first visit back to Ukraine since 2016.

In the meeting, Bloom told Mr Zelensky said it was a “real honour” to meet the Ukrainian president" and it is “remarkable" to see how Zelensky is "holding this country”.

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“(It is) so encouraging in so many ways to see just the remarkably stoic nature of the people of Ukraine. And of course, your messaging that I think is reflected in their courage, and in their determination and in their perseverance and resilience.

“To see the children, to see in their eyes, it’s palpable the anxiety and yet, the strength of the Ukrainian people is something that is really awe-inspiring in truth and, of course, your messaging is the reason for that,” he told the Ukrainian president.

Mr Zelensky told Bloom “we have a good country, we hold each other”, and added that the Carnival Row actor's presence in the country "sends a big message”.

Bloom, who starred in Lord of The Rings, described meeting a family-of-five who took four more children into their home, saying “hopefully that is the kind of future for children in this country” instead of “institutionalised” methods of raising children.

The Pirates Of The Caribbean actor also reassured the leader that Unicef is taking the issue of missing children “incredibly seriously, just as the rest of the world is watching”.

Bloom, who has been a member of a Buddhist organisation since he was 16, read an excerpt of a message of