Putin grants Russian citizenship to Seagal

Thursday, 3 November, 2016 - 12:00

Steven Seagal, a martial arts master has become a Russian citizen. The decree about the decision to grant Russian citizenship to Seagal has been published on the Kremlin official website.

In recent years Seagal has been a regular visitor to Russia and has accompanied Putin to some martial arts events, as well as the actor has been vocally defending the Russian leader’s policies.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: «This [was his] desire, he had really applied. He had been really persistent for a long time and been asking to grant him citizenship, he is actually renown for his quite warm feelings toward our country».

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