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Russian president says he hopes gesture shows ‘normalisation’ of strained relations between Moscow and Washington
Vladimir Putin has personally handed a new Russian passport to the American actor Steven Seagal and said he hoped the gesture showed a “normalisation” of strained relations with Washington.
Sitting at a round table in the Kremlin at a televised meeting on Friday, the Russian president showed the Hollywood star where to sign the passport.
The two men then rose and shook hands, with Putin saying briefly: “I congratulate you,” and Seagal answering, in Russian: “Thank you very much.”
Steven Seagal granted Russian citizenship by Vladimir Putin