Actor Steven Seagal Joins Pro-Kremlin Party In Russia

Reuters reports:

Hollywood actor Steven Seagal, a long-time admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has joined a pro-Kremlin party, the party said on Sunday. Seagal received a party membership card of an alliance named Just Russia Patriots For Truth on Saturday, a video released by the party showed. It was formed earlier this year.

The party controls a faction in the lower house of the Russian parliament and plans to take part in a parliamentary election in September. Seagal, a U.S.-born martial artist, is best known for producing and starring in action movies, while Putin, who granted him citizenship, is a fan of martial arts.

Read the full article. Seagal last appeared on JMG when Putin dispatched him to Venezuela, where he presented a samurai sword to President Nicolas Maduro on Putin’s behalf.

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