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French actor and Putin crony Depardieu calls for an end to war and a start to negotiations

French actor Gerard Depardieu in February 2013, a month after being granted Russian citizenship. © AP/Musa Sadulayev

French actor Gerard Depardieu, a friend of President Vladimir Putin - and a Russian citizen since 2013 - on Tuesday came out against the war in Ukraine and called for negotiations.

"Russia and Ukraine have always been brother countries," the 73-year-old film star told French news agency AFP in a phone call.

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