Steven Seagal has shocked the world press by claiming that Ukraine was known for organ trafficking, child sex trafficking and Nazism.

Vladimir Putin honored Steven Seagal with the Order of Friendship, who subsequently made statements that shocked the entire world press.

After Putin personally pinned the medal on his chest, Seagal made a surprising statement. He said that before the "special operation", Ukraine was known for human trafficking, organ trafficking, drug trafficking, child sex trafficking, biochemical warfare laboratories, fascism and Nazism, reports the Daily Mail .

The 72-year-old Seagalt at the ceremony held in the Ekaterininsky Hall of the Kremlin

was awarded for his "great contribution to the development of international cultural and humanitarian cooperation".

He also talked about how they always try to make the Ukrainian people "brothers of the Russians", and then drew attention to the fact that this whole conflict is not limited to the two countries alone.

"A lot of people say we're facing an existential threat because of all these conditions, but really the whole world is in danger of coming awfully close to entering World War III."

We are fighting the same monster that is trying to devour, conquer and rule the world with lies, disinformation and manipulation

- declared Steven Seagal, whose appearance can also be seen in the video below.

The Order of Friendship is officially awarded to Russian citizens for strengthening relations between the countries. This is the first official award Seagal has received since 2003, when he won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor for his role in Half Past Dead

Seagal has been a Russian citizen since 2016. Vladimir Putin gave him a Russian passport after he vocally supported the annexation of Crimea. Because of this, he was banned from Ukraine for five years the following year.

Putin and Seagal first bonded over their shared love of martial arts. The 72-year-old hailed his friend as the "greatest leader in the world" and claimed Russia's future would be the best under Putin. She was last seen this month near Putin at his fifth consecutive presidential inauguration at the gilded Grand Kremlin Palace.

In 2022, Seagal visited the Olenivka prison camp in Ukraine, a Russian-controlled prison that housed hundreds of Ukrainian prisoners days after an explosion killed at least 50 people. The photos showed Steven Seagal standing in the ruined prison, sitting on a bench and examining some pieces of shrapnel. There is also a shot of Seagal talking to Ukrainian prisoners through the metal bars.

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