Posted on 03/01/2022 4:55:54 AM PST by dennisw
Blames outside propaganda for provoking escalation The actor who is a Russian special envoy, says he wants a 'peaceful resolution' The Russian citizen blamed an 'outside entity' for spreading propaganda Seagal, 69, previously voiced his support for the annexation of Crimea in 2014
Steven Seagal has sparked fury after claiming both sides of the Ukraine war are 'one family' and blaming an 'outside entity' for spreading propaganda against 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' after forces invaded Ukraine last week.
The Kremlin apologist, who was appointed as a special envoy for humanitarian ties with the US in 2018, previously supported Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and praised Putin as 'one of the great living world leaders'.
The Under Siege star told 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 & thrive together in peace.'
The comments sparked fury online, with many slamming the actor for parroting the Kremlin's lines and failing to condemn the Russian invasion.
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I like the idea of an additional membership here at FR. I just wish it wasn’t at DU.
But he looked exactly like his dad, my grandfather, at that age.................
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Wonder if you’ve seen your father in the mirror. I saw mine this AM and he’s been gone for more than 20 years. 🤗
Yep.
One day I woke up and there was an old man in my mirror.
I had always told myself that was never going to happen to me.
But it did.
It is inevitable.
You cannot stop it.
Time is not stopping for you, me or anybody.....................................
For me, it’s even worse to see friends I haven’t seen for ten or more years. Amazingly though, their voices on the phone seem the same as always.
Guess it’s just part of driving down the highway of life...now in the right lane...looking for the exit. lol
Hells Angles nod
Nice sentiment. Too bad the author didn’t have the courage to see his through. Checked out just when it started getting tough....at least that’s when it did for me more than a decade ago.
Akido, Jujitsu, all them are a joke. I’ve seen military dudes who would destroy all of them - these guys will hit you in every bad place you can imagine, over and over, fast — they’ll poke your eyes, slap your ears, crush your trachea, etc. and they take about two seconds to do it.
“Akido, Jujitsu, all them are a joke. I’ve seen military dudes who would destroy all of them - these guys will hit you in every bad place you can imagine, over and over, fast — they’ll poke your eyes, slap your ears, crush your trachea, etc. and they take about two seconds to do it.”
OK Put your top military guys in the MMA octagon for a free for all with a top MMA man. I will not be betting on your guys. Neither with the world’s top grapplers.
Military guys KILL. They don’t play.
Put them in the ring and bet on them.
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