Russian President Vladimir Putin Awards Friendship Medal to Hollywood Star Steven Seagal!
In the decades since the height of his Hollywood fame, Seagal has been an outspoken supporter of Mr Putin, who granted the 70-year-old film star citizenship several years ago.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday bestowed a state decoration on Steven Seagal, the American action-movie actor who also holds Russian citizenship. The awarding of the Order of Friendship was announced on the Russian government's internet portal. The order recognises people who Russia considers to have contributed to bettering international relations. The White Lotus: Haley Lu Richardson Asks Jamie Lee Curtis to Join Third Season; Here's How She Responded!
Seagal was a vocal supporter of Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and last year visited the Russian-held Ukrainian town of Olenivka where dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war were reportedly killed in an attack for which Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other. Jeremy Renner Shares Video of Himself Working Out To Improve His Leg Strength After Snow Plow Accident.
Putin Awards Steven Seagal:
Seagal was named in 2018 as a Russian Foreign Ministry humanitarian envoy to the United States and Japan.