Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order Granting Russian citizenship to actress Natalia Oreiro. The Uruguayan actress is not the first foreign celebrity to become Russian. In 2016, Putin granted a Russian passport to American action star Steven Seagal. American MMA fighter Jeff Monson even became an MP for the ruling United Russia party
After receiving a Russian passport in 2018. Actor Gerard Depardieu decided to change his passport in 2013 following tax reforms in France, his native country.
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