Seagal became a Russian citizen in 2016, with Vladimir Putin personally handing him his new passport.
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.
Established by former President Boris Yeltsin in 1994, the award recognizes the work of Russians and foreign nationals aimed at the betterment of life for Russian people. Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Steven Seagal visit a newly-built sports complex in Moscow on March 13, 2013. Putin this week awarded Seagal an Order of Friendship medal.Other notable recipients of the Russia's Order of Friendship medal have included former International Olympic Committee Boss, Jacques Rogge and Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank and former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.
The cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Michael of Kent, returned his Order of Friendship medal after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, 2022.has received special accolades from the Russian state and even Putin himself. Putin handed the actor his official Russian passport after he became a citizen in 2016. Seagal is an American citizen by birthright and was also made a citizen of Serbia in 2016.in the prestigious Rublevka area near Moscow, with a market value of 800 million rubles .has a 26 percent stake in and it intends to build an International Center for Martial Arts on the site.
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