Vladimir Putin honored this Monday the American actor Steven Seagal, a Hollywood star recently turned defender of the Russian president and his offensive in Ukraine.
Putin signed a decree granting the actor the “Order of Friendship,” recognizing “his great contribution to the development of international cultural and humanitarian cooperation,” according to a document posted on the Russian government’s official legal website.
Steven Seagal, a 70-year-old aikido specialist, He was one of the stars of American action films. in the 80s and 90s.
As his career waned, the Lansing, Michigan-born actor progressively approached the head of the Kremlin.
in 2016 received a Russian passport out of Putin’s hands, even though he retained his US citizenship. Since then he has lived in Russia, and in 2021 he even joined a nationalist party.
Last August he traveled to eastern Ukraine to meet with the head of the pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, and express his support.
He also visited the Olenivka prison near Donetsk, where dozens of Ukrainian prisoners were killed in an explosion last summer.
On the occasion of Vladimir Putin’s 70th birthday in October, Steven Seagal has recorded a video in support of the Russian presidentwhom he described as “one of the greatest leaders in the world”.
“I really hope and pray that he gets the support, love and respect that he needs. And that all the current tribulations will end soon and we will live in a peaceful world,” added Seagal.
Source AFP
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