Hollywood actor Seagal joins pro-Kremlin party

Hollywood actor Steven Seagal, a long-time admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has joined a pro-Kremlin party, the party said yesterday. Seagal received a party membership card of an alliance named Just Russia - Patriots - For Truth on Saturday, a video relased by the party showed. It was formed earlier this year, when three leftist parties, all of which support Putin, merged into one. Seagal, a Russian citizen since 2016, proposed a crackdown on businesses which damage the environment. The party controls a faction in the lower house of the Russian parliament and plans to take part in a parliamentary election in September. Seagal, a US-born martial artist, is best known for producing and starring in action movies, while Putin, who granted him the citizenship, is a fan of martial arts.