Steven Seagal named as US envoy by Russia

Action movie star made ‘special representative’ in US-Russian humanitarian ties

Action movie star Steven Seagal has been named as a Russian envoy to the US
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Action movie star Steven Seagal has been appointed as a Russian envoy to the US, according to a statement from Moscow’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

According to the statement, Seagal’s role is “to contribute to the further development of Russian-American relations in the humanitarian sphere”, and does not carry any monetary reward.

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