A Ukrainian actress saw herself in a White House video — and created one in response : NPR

Ukrainian actress Antonina Khyzhniak made a video in response to seeing original images of herself used in a white house video. She exercises an imaginary negotiation between her and President Trump.

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Kyiv, Ukraine – A video on social networks promoting President Trump’s tax bill attracts a lot of attention to Ukraine. Reason implies a television star, a mission and a powerful Ukrainian weapon – humor.

Last week, the White House published a video On her official Instagram page, showing a woman working on a computer late at night.

“Work more, keep more,” say the subtitles. “No tax on overtime, graceful of the Big Beautiful Bill.”

The message received hundreds of comments. Many came from Ukrainians. “It’s our motorcy,” they wrote.

Motrya – played by Antonina Khyzhiak, a well -known Ukrainian actress – is a character of Spiymaty Kaidasha,, To catch the Kaidash, A Dramatic TV series Ukrainian 2020.

Addressing NPR by phone, Khyzhniak remembers the day at the end of June when his smartphone started in pinging constantly.

“I was bombed with hundreds of messages, labels and comments,” she said. “I did not understand what was going on and where this video came from.”

At first, Khyzhniak thought it could have been done using artificial intelligence. But the interior, clothing and laptops looked so familiar. Then she remembered: she had participated in a video shoot to generate images of stock which can be purchased and which are often not protected by copyright.

It was not digital magic: it was part of her real acting life.

A celebrity in his homeland, Khyzhniak knew how to make the most of the moment. She made her own video, appearing both as herself and President Trump. His representation of the American president is to use an animation of his face on his body and to imitate his voice.

In the video, Khyzhniak has an imaginary negotiation between her and Trump.

“I need your face,” said Khzhiak Trump.

“I need … 5 patriots,” she replies.

“Deal! Yes!”

Patriots are American -making air defense systems that help protect Ukraine from Russian attacks. Now that these attacks have been increasing for months, Ukraine needs more patriots.

Khyzhniak tells NPR that his video, although apparently light, was an opportunity to talk about what the Ukrainians experience.

“You fall asleep and you do not know if you wake up, if you will be lucky to this lottery to survive,” she said.

On July 1, the White House announced that it stopped certain arms expeditions, including air defense missiles that have already been promised to Ukraine.

Before this decision, Khyzhniak had joked by saying that one day she could speak with Trump for real.

And – in another joke – she clearly indicated in the video and in her NPR interview, she would dress the room.

Many Ukrainians were shocked in February when a new cable correspondent aligned by Trump mocked The president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a visit to the White House for not having wore business clothes – even if the Ukrainian president is world -renowned for wearing black, gray or Khaki combat style pants decorated with Ukrainian national symbols, to show that he leads a nation to war.

Khyzhniak suggested dressing in order to divert any indignation clothing, if it obtains an invitation to negotiations.

“Well, I have a suit,” she said. “I’m ready to leave.”