Moscow, Russia. 30th May, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, presents Russian special representative for Russian-American humanitarian relations, actor and producer Steven Seagal, right, with the Order of Friendship, during an awards ceremony at St Catherine Hall of the Kremlin Palace, May 30, 2024, in Moscow, Russia. Credit: Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Kremlin Pool/Alamy Live News

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