Having received Russian citizenship in 2016, American actor Steven Seagal has become an emissary of the Russian Foreign Ministry, responsible for humanitarian ties with the United States, Moscow announced Saturday.
Relations between Moscow and Washington at the lowest
This is a post resembling that of “UN Goodwill Ambassador” and that “does not provide for remuneration,” said Russian diplomacy.
The announcement comes as relations between Moscow and Washington, at the lowest since the end of the Cold War, are particularly sealed by persistent differences over the conflict in Syria, Ukraine or accusations of Russian interference in the conflict. US presidential election of 2016, accusations that Russia rejects.
A former Hollywood movie star and Michigan-based aikido specialist, Steven Seagal, 66, was granted Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin in November 2016.
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