A famous American artist refuses to give up his Russian passport. What is the reason?

Despite the campaigns against him, in light of the recent strained relations between his country and Russia, the American actor and film producer Steven Seagal, who obtained a Russian passport a few years ago, refused to give up his Russian citizenship.

"Firstly, I will never give up my Russian passport. And secondly, I encounter rosophobia every day," Segal said, in an interview with the correspondent of "Novosti Agency."

But he did not provide any details and did not specify what was going on.

In November 2016, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree granting Russian citizenship to American actor and producer Steven Seagal.

It is noteworthy that Segal's paternal grandfather was born in one of the regions of Russia, and then moved to the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, according to "Russia Today".

It is known that, in search of his roots, Segal visited the Russian regions of Kalmykia, Tuva and Yakutia.

In August 2018, Seagal became the State Department's Special Representative for Humanitarian Relations between Russia and the United States.

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