Steven Seagal Appointed Russian Special Envoy to Improve U.S. Relations

Washington — Steven Seagal has been appointed a special representative for the Russian government to promote “Russian-American humanitarian ties,” the Russian foreign ministry announced on its Facebook page.“The task is to promote the further development of Russian-American relations in the humanitarian sphere, including interaction in the field of culture, art, public and youth exchanges and more,” the foreign ministry said.The action movie star of “Hard to Kill” and “Above the Law” is a longtime supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin and is a Russian citizen.

He signed his Russian passport in Putin’s presence in a ceremony in 2016.The foreign ministry said that Seagal will not be paid for his work.“The very case when folk diplomacy meets diplomacy traditional.

In international practice, there are parallels with the functions of the un goodwill ambassadors,” the foreign ministry said.According to Rt, Seagal told Russian news service Tass, “I’ve

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