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ACTOR and Putin buddy Steven Seagal looks unrecognisable in a Russian propaganda video after packing on a few pounds.
Seagal, 72, was dropped from Hollywood due to his strange bromance with the Russian tyrant, which has been going on for many years.
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Seagal was filmed visiting war-torn UkraineVGTRKThe American lackey appeared to have a noticeably swollen belly in a recently released Russian propaganda film called “In the Name of Justice”.
The film features the celeb outcast visiting war-torn Ukraine and declaring how Ukrainians brought the conflict on themselves.
A former co-worker of Seagal said that he had put on “at least 50 pounds” and that he would have been “apes**t” about his appearance in the documentary, The New York Post reports.
The source said: “Seagal, as a rule, controlled the narrative hard when filming as he insisted on certain camera angles and nothing that accentuates his weight gain.”
Seagal was seen bulging out of his shirt and trousers while visiting Ukrainian servicemen who had been imprisoned and accused of committing “crimes against civilians.”
The images from the propaganda doc are the latest snaps of Seagal, who has been selling his enormous collection of American real estate since receiving Russian citizenship in 2016.
Although he has been less active on social media in recent years, Seagal has frequently donned smock-like mandarin coats that cover his body.
The Hollywood flop has previously called Vladimir Putin a “brother” and one of “the greatest living world leaders,” despite his brutal and illegal invasion of Ukraine.
The actor was raised in America, but his grandparents were Russian immigrants.
He starred in action films such as “Above the Law,” “Under Siege,” and “On Deadly Ground” during the 1980s and 1990s.
He has called himself “1 million per cent Russian” after attaining Russian citizenship.
Putin himself bestowed the Order of Friendship upon him in recognition of his “major contribution to the development of international culture and humanitarian cooperation.”
Seagal has previously appeared in overtly Russian propaganda videos regarding the war in Ukraine.
In a 2020 clip, he even called Ukrainians “Nazis.”
Two years prior, Russia appointed the “Hard to Kill” star as a special envoy to the United States.
And in 2017, Seagal was also banned from visiting Ukraine after being judged a national security danger.
PECULIAR PALS
Steven Seagal and Russian despot Vladimir Putin have maintained an unlikely friendship for many years.
The actor had previously defended the president’s actions in Crimea during an interview with the state-run newspaper, Rossiskaya Gazeta.
Seagal went on to say he considers Putin “a friend, would like to consider him a brother.”
The two have bonded over their shared love of martial arts and Seagal was even granted Russian citizenship in 2016.
At that point in their friendship, the actor had visited Russia several times and had accompanied the president to multiple martial arts events.
Seagal also previously shared his thoughts amid the invasion, telling Fox News: “Most of us have friends and family in Russia and Ukraine.
“I look at both as one family and really believe it is an outside entity spending huge sums of money on propaganda to provoke the two countries to be at odds with each other.
“My prayers are that both countries will come to a positive, peaceful resolution where we can live and thrive together in peace.”
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