Depardieu slams Russia protest movement

MOSCOW: French actor turned Russian national Gerard Depardieu on Sunday accused President Vladimir Putin's opposition of lacking vision and defended the Kremlin's treatment of the Pussy Riot protest punks. Depardieu received a Russian passport at a January 6 dinner with Putin that followed a bitter and very public fight with the French authorities over a disputed new tax on the super-rich. The screen star has denied seeking to profit from Russia's flat 13 per cent tax on incomes and has never specified whether he intends to live in the country long term. But he has been feted as a hero by Russian state media for offering the Kremlin a chance to highlight the benefits of its policies in the face of broad criticism of Putin abroad. Both Putin and Depardieu refer to each other as friends and the French actor served up a severe criticism of those who oppose the Russian leader'...

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@gothamgreyhound » 13 Jan '13, 11pm
RT @GabbyStern1: Dégoûtant. @MannfredNikolai: Depardieu slams Russia protest movement - 'the masses are stupid' [link]
@GabbyStern1 » 13 Jan '13, 10pm
Dégoûtant. @MannfredNikolai: Depardieu slams Russia protest movement - 'the masses are stupid' [link]
@alisonsandy » 13 Jan '13, 10pm
Interesting to see Depardieu is easily bought - 'the masses are stupid' [link]”
@arctic_lane » 13 Jan '13, 10pm
Интервью Депардье на английском на [link] в разделе Entertainment News :) [link]
@paolo_sf » 13 Jan '13, 8pm
RT @Taniel: Depardieu has completely lost it: [link] "Unfortunately, the masses are stupid, only the individual is glorious."
@Taniel » 13 Jan '13, 8pm
Depardieu has completely lost it: [link] "Unfortunately, the masses are stupid, only the individual is glorious."
@selenehikari » 13 Jan '13, 8pm
He sold his soul for cheap RT @ChannelNewsAsia: Depardieu slams Russia protest movement [link]
@Zed_Ned » 13 Jan '13, 7pm
RT @ChannelNewsAsia: Depardieu slams Russia protest movement [link]
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@noswagnoace » 13 Jan '13, 7pm
Depardieu slams Russia protest movement [link]
@LynMikDW » 13 Jan '13, 7pm
RT @ChannelNewsAsia: Depardieu slams Russia protest movement [link]
@ChannelNewsAsia » 13 Jan '13, 7pm
Depardieu slams Russia protest movement [link]