Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday bestowed a point out decoration on Steven Seagal, the American action-film actor who also retains Russian citizenship.
The awarding of the Purchase of Friendship was announced on the Russian government’s web portal. The purchase recognizes men and women who Russia considers to have contributed to bettering worldwide relations.
The “Under Siege” actor was a vocal supporter of Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and final yr frequented the Russian-held Ukrainian town of Olenivka where by dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war were being reportedly killed in an assault for which Russia and Ukraine have blamed every other.
Seagal was named in 2018 as a Russian Overseas Ministry humanitarian envoy to the United States and Japan.
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