{"id":1430158,"date":"2026-08-20T13:26:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/i-am-your-brother-richard-gere-congratulated-ukrainians-on-independence-day\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:26:25","slug":"i-am-your-brother-richard-gere-congratulated-ukrainians-on-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/i-am-your-brother-richard-gere-congratulated-ukrainians-on-independence-day\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI am your brother\u201d: Richard Gere congratulated Ukrainians on Independence Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

American actor Richard Gere, a Golden Globe winner best known for the films “Pretty Woman” and “Hachiko”, recorded a video message to Ukrainians on Independence Day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was reported by Yaroslava Gres, co-founder of the Ukraine Wow project.<\/p>\n

“I am writing to you from New York and conveying my best wishes. Today I would like to read a poem by Ukrainian poet Yuriy Izdryk. To all the people of Ukraine, to each of you, I extend my warmest greetings and express my full and unwavering support. Happy Independence Day of Ukraine! I stand by you. I am your brother,” Gere said.<\/p>\n

After that, the actor read a poem by Yuri Izdryk. The text was translated into English by Roman Ivashkiv and Erin Moure. At the end of the video, Gere said the final words in Ukrainian. <\/p>\n

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