Steven Seagal

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Putin pal Steven Seagal speaks out on Ukraine invasion: 'I look at ... (New York Post)

Steven Seagal spoke out on the Ukrainian conflict on Monday, saying he looks at both sides “as one family.”

The “Under Siege” star was appointed as a special envoy for humanitarian ties with the United States by the Russian Foreign Ministry in 2018. Months after he was granted Russian citizenship and personally presented with a passport by Putin, Ukraine deemed the “Hard to Kill” actor a threat to national security and banned him from the country for five years. Action star Steven Seagal — who was banned from Ukraine for five years in 2017 after Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the actor a Russian passport — spoke out on the Ukrainian conflict Monday, saying he looks at both sides “as one family.”

PolitiFact - Action star Steven Seagal is a friend of Putin, but not a ... (PolitiFact)

Podcast host Joe Rogan has come under fire in recent months for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 on his popular S.

Seagal does indeed have ties to Russia. The 69-year-old actor was born in Michigan, but was granted Russian citizenship in 2016. He shared a screenshot of a 2017 Washington Post headline, which read, "Amid Putin ‘bromance,’ Steven Seagal banned from Ukraine as national security threat." The caption said that "Intelligence agencies around the world have spotted American actor Steven Seagal among Russian special forces positioned around the outskirts of Gostemel airfield near Kyiv captured by Russian airborne troops." Spotify did not return a request for comment for this story. Rogan shared, then deleted, a screenshot of a fake CNN story that said actor Steven Seagal was spotted among Russian special forces in Ukraine. Podcaster Joe Rogan posted a fake CNN story that said action star Steven Seagal was spotted among Russian special forces in Ukraine. He later deleted the post, he said, because it was a “parody.”

No, Steven Seagal is not fighting with Russian special forces in ... (Military Times)

Russian troops continue to struggle to make headway in the invasion into Ukraine, particularly in claiming its capital city of Kyiv as the country's troops ...

The post said that Seagal is working with Russian special forces on the outskirts of Gostomel Airfield. Unsurprisingly, Rogan, who has since removed the post, was duped by what seems to be a clever photoshop. While the actor does have ties to Russia in the form of a personal friendship with Putin and Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenka, who he enjoyed a carrot and a watermelon with in a bizarre 2016 YouTube video about farming, the reports of his involvement in Ukraine invasion appear to be fabricated.

Steven Seagal sees Russia and Ukraine as 'family' (New York Daily News)

The 'Under Seige' actor once called Putin 'one of the greatest living world leaders'

Joe Rogan Posts -- and Deletes -- Fake Report About Steven ... (Rolling Stone)

The podcast host recently took to Instagram to share a fake CNN report stating that actor Steven Seagal has joined Russian special forces stationed near Kyiv, ...

In the few hours that it was up, the post amassed over 400,000 likes and 11,000 comments. “He was banned from Ukraine in 2017 because he was labeled as a national security threat. “I deleted my earlier post about Steven Seagal being in Ukraine because it was parody, which isn’t surprising, but honestly it wouldn’t be surprising if it was true either,” he wrote in a follow-up post.

Fact Check: Claims Steven Seagal Joined Russian Forces Invading ... (Newsweek)

Images and videos purporting to show the American actor on the frontlines have been spreading on social media.

The video claiming to show Seagal in Kiev is in fact featuring a member of the Ukrainian military. "Steven has been in Dubai on business for the last week. Most recent news reports about the actor involve his real estate business, namely his alleged sale of a property in Canada. The CNN logo is tagged on digitally and there is no evidence that such a tweet or corresponding article was ever published. The screengrab shared by Rogan and others is fake. No, there is no evidence that Steven Seagal has joined the Russian forces fighting in Ukraine. A purported screenshot of a CNN tweet is digitally manipulated and features a shot from a movie scene.

Putin chum Steven Seagal sparks fury saying he sees both sides of ... (Daily Mail)

The actor, 69, who is a friend of Vladimir Putin and was granted Russian citizenship in 2016, said he is hoping for a 'peaceful resolution' after forces ...

The comments sparked fury online, with many slamming the actor for parroting the Kremlin's lines and failing to condemn the Russian invasion. The actor, 69, who is a friend of Vladimir Putin and was granted Russian citizenship in 2016, said he is hoping for a 'peaceful resolution' The actor, 69, who is a friend of Vladimir Putin and was granted Russian citizenship in 2016, said he is hoping for a 'peaceful resolution' after forces invaded Ukraine last week.