Depardieu received a Russian passport from Putin

Actor Gerard Depardieu arrived in Sochi privately, Vladimir Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said the day before.

Vladimir Putin personally presented the actor with a passport as a Russian citizen. Channel One reported this on January 6.

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This week, Putin granted Russian citizenship to the famous actor .

Dmitry Peskov also spoke out about the statement of French actress Brigitte Bardot about her possible request to obtain Russian citizenship. According to him, the Russian president “does not have the same relationship with Bardot as he does with Depardieu.” “She is, of course, appreciated all over the world, including here,” Peskov said.

Peskov added that Bardo has not yet applied for Russian citizenship.