North Korea has Dennis Rodman. Russia has Steven Seagal.

The “Under Siege” actor was awarded an Order of Friendship medal after continuously supporting President Vladimir Putin even amid the invasion of Ukraine. Seagal accused the United States government of spending “billions of dollars on disinformation, lies” in the media to “try to discredit, demoralize, and destroy the emerging morale of Russia” during an event held by the International Movement of Russians in Moscow (via The Independent).

“Over half of the people in America actually love Russia and love Russians and know that they’re being lied to,” Seagal said. “My father was pure Russian, and I was raised in a pure Russian household, because my mother was completely immersed in the Russian culture and she did not have parents. So I grew up with Russian culture.”

The Michigan native continued, “I grew up loving Russia and loving all of what...