French actor Gerard Depardieu, who holds a Russian passport, said that despite the special military operation in Ukraine, he did not stop loving Russian culture. He said this in an interview with a German newspaper. Augsburger Allgemeine.
Last year, Depardieu opposed Russian special operations and said he would use all the proceeds from the April three concert to help the Ukrainian people.
The artist emphasized that even after almost a year, nothing has changed, that he still sees himself as Russian and loves Russian culture.
“If I love a country, it’s always for its culture,” said Depardieu.
He admitted that he tried to avoid talking about SVO because few people can say anything reasonable about it. Depardieu also stressed that “politics should not be mixed with acting” and said the war was “big bullshit”.
November passed Depardieu closed Own production center in Russia.