‘You’re Good-Looking’: Ukraine’s Leader Woos Tom Cruise

Actor Tom Cruise Met With Ukraine’s President In Ukraine on Sept. 30.

Cruise is studying possible Ukrainian locations for an upcoming film, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office.

US actor Tom Cruise and Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson (R) attending the Shanghai premiere of their latest film "Mission: Impossible
American actor Tom Cruise and Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson (R) attending the Shanghai premiere of their latest film “Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation” on Sept. 6, 2015. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Zelenskiy tapped his roots as a TV and film comedian when hosting Cruise in the Ukrainian presidential headquarters Monday night.

As Cruise walked in, he said “You’re good-looking!,” according to video excerpts released Tuesday by his office. The Hollywood star laughed and said “it pays the bills.”

US actor Tom Cruise (C) poses during a red carpet event to promote his latest film "Mission: Impossible -
American actor Tom Cruise (C) poses during a red carpet event to promote his latest film “Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation” at a shopping town in Seoul on July 30, 2015. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images)

Zelenskiy joked about how exhausting it is to be president, and mentioned the stalled peace process for conflict-ravaged eastern Ukraine.

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