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03 Feb 2023, 04:13 GMT+10
A group of Western and Kiev legislators are calling for Steven Seagal to be blacklisted, Euractiv reports
Hollywood action movie star Steven Seagal should be sanctioned for allegedly supporting Russia's military offensive in Ukraine, a group of politicians with the US-Europe Sanctions Coalition demanded on Thursday, Euractiv reports.
According to the news website, a coalition consisting of senior members of the US Congress, MEPs, and Ukrainian parliamentarians handed a list of individuals it wants sanctioned to Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister Tobias Billstrom earlier this week. The list was previously sent to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, in late December, according to Ukrainian MP Aleksey Goncharenko, a member of the coalition who spoke to Euractiv.
The request reportedly includes Russian tycoons Magomed Gadzhiev, Vladimir Lisin and Vladimir Potanin, politician Franz Klintsevich, and Ksenia Sobchak - a Russian opposition figure and former presidential candidate. Also featured are entertainers such as Philipp Kirkorov and Igor Krutoy, a Russian state company official, the co-chair of the Ukrainian Opposition Platform - For Life party, Vadim Rabinovich, as well as US actor Seagal.
The '90s Hollywood star, who has been a Russian citizen since 2016, was included in the list for expressing his support for the Kremlin's military operation in Ukraine and flying to Moscow in April to celebrate his 70th birthday with associates of President Vladimir Putin, whom he called a "great world leader."
Back in August, it was also reported that the actor was working on a documentary about Kiev's war against the Donbass republics, which have since joined Russia after holding public referendums.
According to Ukrainian MP Aleksey Goncharenko, a member of the coalition who spoke to Euractiv, the purpose of the list is to "synchronize sanctions" across all member countries. The official insisted that "those who are guilty of the crime of aggression against Ukraine" must be held responsible and "pay their price."
(RT.com)
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