Not all Americans are against Vladimir Putin nor do they see him as an out of control dictator, perhaps a war criminal. Steven Seagal, a (somewhat falling) Hollywood star is one of the few to come out to defend the Russian president and somehow find a reason for the invasion of Ukraine. The leading actor of many action movie of success between the 80s and 90s, he met Putin as a great fan of judo (the Tsar was honorary president of the International Federation of this discipline until a few days ago), with him he developed a very close personal friendship (he considers him “a brother”) and obtained Russian citizenship in 2016. In short, almost a Moscow “infiltrator” overseas, although he is certainly not the only one. A few hours before the war officially began, so to speak, former President Donald Trump had called Vladimir “a genius”. And perhaps it is no coincidence that Fox News Digital, very close to the tycoon, has picked up Seagal’s pro-Russian outburst.
Russia and Ukraine, explained the actor, “are one family” and something is not right in the conflict. “Most of us have friends and family in Russia and Ukraine. I really believe there is one external entity who spends huge sums of money on propaganda to create disagreement between the two countries. “The war, in short, would not be a deliberate act of the Kremlin,” planned for some time “as claimed by the American president Joe Biden and also reiterated by the Italian premier Mario Draghibut the result of an international machination that has every interest in causing tensions to explode.
Perhaps, it is the suspicion raised by many, to provoke an internal coup in Russia, to bring down Putin and break up the Federation on the model of what happened almost 30 years ago in the former Yugoslavia. “My prayers are that both countries reach a positive and peaceful resolution in which they can live and thrive in peace”, is the wish of the Hollywood star, appointed since 2017 by the Russian Foreign Minister as “ambassador for cultural relations” with the United States.
