Steven Seagal

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

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

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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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