Actor Steven Seagal, who considers President Vladimir Putin to be his brother, has come on an official visit to Venezuela. He arrived in the impoverished South American country as a special envoy of the Russian Foreign Ministry. The hero of American action films of the 1990s handed over a samurai sword to the authoritarian President Nicolas Madur in the metropolis of Caracas.
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Actor Steven Seagal, who considers President Vladimir Putin to be his brother, has come on an official visit to Venezuela. As an ambassador of Russia. | Video: Asociated Press
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The host tested the fighting positions in front of the cameras with a weapon and also indicated a fist fight against the body of a Russian emissary, whose current figure is the opposite of an athletic figure, which he showed in films such as Assault in the Pacific or Alaska in Flames.
Today, the 69-year-old actor has been practicing martial arts since his youth. He holds the 7th dan in aikido, which he learned in Japan from the greatest masters. “We had the honor to enjoy his musical talent, he played the guitar. We pass the gift with love to the Venezuelan people. Thank you for visiting,” Maduro wrote on Twitter.
Seagal, whose grandparents were Russian emigrants, acquired Russian citizenship years ago and in 2018 he also became Russia’s special ambassador for humanitarian relations with the United States. The actor also actively supported the Russian occupation of Ukrainian Crimea in 2014.
Russia has long been one of Venezuela’s allies, going through a severe economic crisis, as affected by US sanctions. These prevent the country from conducting business and financial transactions abroad.
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