French actor Depardieu gets passport from Putin
By Agencies in Moscow | China Daily | Updated: 2013-01-07 07:43
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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets French actor Gerard Depardieu during their meeting in Sochi, Russia, on Saturday. French film star Depardieu arrived in Russia to meet Putin, who granted him citizenship after a public spat in France over his efforts to avoid a potential 75 percent income tax. Mikhail Klimentyev / RIA Novosti via Reuters |
Gerard Depardieu, the French actor who has threatened to quit his homeland to avoid higher taxes for the rich, has received a Russian passport and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Sunday.
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