Steven Seagal

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Putin gives Russian state award to actor Steven Seagal for ... (CBS News)

Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the Order of Friendship to Steven Seagal, an action movie actor who has Russian citizenship.

In November 2016, Putin granted Seagal a Russian passport. A reported friend of the Russian president, Seagal accompanied Putin to several martial arts events during those visits. "The task is to facilitate relations between Russia and the United States in the humanitarian field, including cooperation in culture, arts, public and youth exchanges, and so on." Naming Seagal as its latest recipient, the decree said it was given as a reward for his international humanitarian and cultural work, In 2017, Ukraine banned Seagal from entering the country for five years, citing national security concerns. "Steven Seagal was appointed as the Russian Foreign Ministry's special representative for Russian-US humanitarian ties," the embassy said in a Facebook

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to honor the American actor Steven Seagal with the state Order of Friendship.

He has also worked as the Russian Foreign Ministry’s “special representative” to the United States and Japan. He visited the occupied Donbas area last summer. In an interview on Russian television last year he spoke of an existential threat to Russia from Ukraine.

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Putin bestows friendship award on actor Steven Seagal (ABC News)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has bestowed a state decoration on Steven Seagal, the American action-movie actor who also holds Russian citizenship.

[Japan](https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/Japan). [Ukraine](https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/Ukraine) have blamed each other. The order recognizes people who Russia considers to have contributed to bettering international relations.

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Putin gives Steven Seagal Russia's Order of Friendship (The Hill)

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly honoring Steven Seagal with an award for the “Under Siege” actor's support of the country.

[was s](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3597106-steven-seagal-visits-destroyed-ukrainian-prison-in-support-of-kremlin/) [een in Russian state-owned TV network footage](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3597106-steven-seagal-visits-destroyed-ukrainian-prison-in-support-of-kremlin/) visiting a destroyed Ukrainian prison. [Steven Seagal](https://thehill.com/people/steven-seagal/) [Vladimir Putin](https://thehill.com/people/vladimir-putin/) [In The Know](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/) [Business](https://thehill.com/business/) [In The Know](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/) [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [See All](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/) [See all Hill.TV](https://thehill.com/hilltv) [See all Video](https://thehill.com/video) [Court Battles](https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/) [Healthcare](https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/) [News](https://thehill.com/homenews/) [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [See All](https://thehill.com) [In The Know](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/)

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Putin gives Steven Seagal top award for 'humanitarian work' (New York Post)

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a top state award to American actor Steven Seagal on Monday for his international humanitarian and cultural work.

Seagal has not shared a public reaction to the award as of Monday afternoon. In the decades since the height of his Hollywood fame, Seagal has been a frequent visitor to Russia. The Russian president on Monday gave a top state award to the American actor for his international humanitarian and cultural work.

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Steven Seagal Receives 'Order of Friendship' From Vladimir Putin (Newsweek)

Seagal became a Russian citizen in 2016, with leader Vladimir Putin personally handing him his new passport.

[Seagal,](https://www.newsweek.com/steven-seagal-russian-tv-elon-musk-vladimir-solovyov-1778178) 70, described as the special representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry for Russian-American humanitarian relations, was given the media for his "great contribution to the development of international cultural and humanitarian cooperation," according to the government announcement. "Putin has such a favorite pastime—former politicians, famous actors, musicians—to involve in his propaganda. It was sent by the Commission on Security and Cooperation for Europe and signed by its co-chair Steve Cohen, fellow member Congressman Joe Wilson and politicians from Estonia, Ukraine, the European Parliament and Poland. Seagal has long been a vocal supporter of Putin and Russia, especially since the country's war efforts began a year ago against Ukraine. Putin handed the actor his official Russian passport after he became a citizen in 2016. [Vladimir Putin](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/vladimir-putin) has given [American actor Steven Seagal](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/steven-seagal) an Order of Friendship medal for his work in supporting the nation.

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Vladimir Putin bestows friendship award on actor Steven Seagal (Chicago Sun-Times)

Action star Steven Seagal, who holds Russian citizenship, is awarded the Order of Friendship, recognizing those who contribute to bettering international ...

The order recognizes people who Russia considers to have contributed to bettering international relations. The awarding of the Order of Friendship was announced on the Russian government’s internet portal. Action star Steven Seagal, who holds Russian citizenship, is awarded the Order of Friendship, recognizing those who contribute to bettering international relations.

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Putin gives U.S. actor Seagal top state award for 'humanitarian work' (Reuters)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has bestowed a top state award on Hollywood actor Steven Seagal to reward him for his international humanitarian and ...

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Putin hands actor Steven Seagal Russia's Order of Friendship ... (The Independent)

In 2018, Seagal backed the annexation of Crimea and visited the Russian-held Ukrainian town of Olenivka.

And that all the tribulations that are going on now will be over soon, and we will be living in a world of peace.” He is one of the greatest world leaders and one the greatest presidents in the world. In 2022, Seagal also recorded a birthday message for Putin, saying: “Today is President Putin’s birthday.

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Vladimir Putin gives Steven Seagal 'friendship' award (The Independent)

In 2018, Seagal backed the annexation of Crimea and visited the Russian-held Ukrainian town of Olenivka.

And that all the tribulations that are going on now will be over soon, and we will be living in a world of peace.” He is one of the greatest world leaders and one the greatest presidents in the world. In 2022, Seagal also recorded a birthday message for Putin, saying: “Today is President Putin’s birthday.

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Putin gave Steven Seagal a friendship award for 'humanitarian' work (INSIDER)

The Russian Foreign Ministry lauded Seagal for his work in "humanitarian cooperation." The American actor, who also holds Russian citizenship, has long ...

I really like that he does so much to support martial arts in Russia," Seagal told the Russian Dozhd TV station in 2013, [Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/may/05/ukraine-bans-steven-seagal-national-security-russian-citizenship). This is not the first time Seagal has been praised by the Russian government. And in August — as the Ukraine war raged — Seagal also took on the role of an informal Kremlin spokesperson. "We appreciate Mr. He was appointed as a "special representative" of the Russian government in 2018 to help build a "mutual understanding and trust between the Russian and American peoples," per a

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Vladimir Putin Gives Action Movie Star Steven Seagal Russia's ... (NBC Bay Area)

The "Under Siege" action star holds both American and Russian citizenship.

The order recognizes people who Russia considers to have contributed to bettering international relations. The awarding of the Order of Friendship was announced on the Russian government's internet portal. [Russian President Vladimir Put](/tag/vladimir/putin) [in](/tag/vladimir-putin) on Monday bestowed a state decoration on Steven Seagal, the American action-movie actor who also holds Russian citizenship.

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Vladimir Putin gave Steven Seagal a friendship award and praised ... (Yahoo News)

Seagal has been a longtime ally of Putin, and in 2014 said Russia's annexation of Crimea was "very reasonable."

Steven Seagal honored by Vladimir Putin with 'Friendship' recognition (Yahoo News)

Russian president Vladimir Putin honored martial arts star Steven Seagal with the Order of Friendship recognition. The decree credited the “On Deadly ...

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Vladimir Putin Gives Action Movie Star Steven Seagal Russia's ... (NBC Chicago)

The "Under Siege" action star holds both American and Russian citizenship.

The order recognizes people who Russia considers to have contributed to bettering international relations. Seagal was named in 2018 as a Russian Foreign Ministry humanitarian envoy to the United States and Japan. The awarding of the Order of Friendship was announced on the Russian government's internet portal.

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Vladimir Putin Gives Action Movie Star Steven Seagal Russia's ... (NBC Southern California)

The "Under Siege" action star holds both American and Russian citizenship.

The order recognizes people who Russia considers to have contributed to bettering international relations. Seagal was named in 2018 as a Russian Foreign Ministry humanitarian envoy to the United States and Japan. The awarding of the Order of Friendship was announced on the Russian government's internet portal.

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