Putin's invasion of neighboring Ukraine. The Daily Mail said the gathering was for Steven's milestone birthday. In a speech that night, Steven told the pro-Putin crowd, "Each and every one of you, you are my family and my friends.
And I love all of you and we stand together, through thick and through thin."The fact that Steven lauded Putin and his pals shouldn't come as a surprise.
The "On Deadly Ground" star reportedly lives in Moscow and has been photographed with Putin many times. He was also granted Russian citizenship in 2016 and has criticized the U.S.
government over the years. He once called Putin "one of the greatest world leaders, if not the greatest world leader, alive today."Not long after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Steven refused to blame Putin for the invasion."Most of us have friends and family in Russia & Ukraine.
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