The friendship of Putin and Gérard Depardieu is END: A great CRITICISM from the actor … It’s crazy and unacceptable! – Topky.sk

“The Russians are not responsible for the crazy, unacceptable excesses of their leaders like Vladimir Putin,” Depardieu, who left France in 2013 and accepted Russian citizenship, said on Thursday. He did so in protest of the proposed tax increase for millionaires in his homeland. His move provoked great outrage in France. According to the French authorities, the actor wanted to avoid paying millionaire tax in this way. Photo gallery (8) Gérard Depardieu
Source: SITA Depardieu announced in an interview with AFP that he is dedicating all the profits from his three concerts, which will take place in Paris from April 1, “to the Ukrainian victims of this tragic fratricidal war”. Despite his good relations with the head of the Kremlin, the actor called for an end to the fighting and the start of negotiations a few days after the outbreak of war in Ukraine. In the past, however, he repeatedly praised Russian democracy and Putin himself, whom he once even compared to Pope John Paul II. In 2015, Ukraine blacklisted Deparieu for his statements about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, banning his films from theaters and television. The friendship of Putin and Gérard Depardieu is END: A great CRITICISM from the actor … It’s crazy and unacceptable!