Gérard Depardieu

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Kremlin responds to Gérard Depardieu's criticism of Vladimir Putin (NME.com)

On Thursday (March 31), the French actor accused the Russian president of “crazy, unacceptable excesses” in Ukraine, after he ordered a military operation on ...

The likes of Arcade Fire, Patti Smith and Franz Ferdinand have performed at Ukraine fundraiser shows recently. Depardieu left France and took up Russian nationality in 2013 to protest a proposed tax hike on the rich in his homeland. Funds raised were donated to efforts supporting Ukrainian refugees impacted by Russia’s February 24 invasion of their country.

French actor Depardieu blasts Putin's 'crazy excesses' in Ukraine (Euronews)

PARIS – French actor Gerard Depardieu, who has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin in the past, has criticised his “crazy, unacceptable excesses” in ...

Depardieu, star of films such as “The Last Metro” and “Cyrano de Bergerac”, received his new passport in person from Putin at the Russian leader’s residence on the Black Sea coast. Depardieu, who took up Russian nationality in 2013, told Agence France Presse on Thursday: “the Russian people are not responsible for the crazy, unacceptable excesses of their leaders like Vladimir Putin.” PARIS – French actor Gerard Depardieu, who has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin in the past, has criticised his “crazy, unacceptable excesses” in Ukraine.

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