Russia tasks Hollywood actor Seagal with improving U.S. ties
06 August 2018 |
1:18 pm
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday (August 4) it had made U.S. actor Steven Seagal its special representative for Russian-U.S. humanitarian ties, a role it said was meant to deepen cultural, art and youth ties between the two countries.
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