French Actor Gerard Depardieu during the presentation of the film "Valley of Love" in Cannes said the Ukrainian crisis and said that the very likes of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Mr. Putin, I know him well and love very. I travel a lot in the USSR, or, more precisely, in the Russian Federation ", - quotes Depardieu RIA " Novosti ".



Answering questions about the situation in Ukraine, the Actor said that don't realize it." I, like everyone else, shocked. I was remembered with President Viktor Yushchenko, I quite like the Ukrainians, but the conflict is not in my area... I don't like war, don't like conflict, because it leads to loss of life, " concluded Depardieu. The film "Valley of Love" with Depardieu and Isabelle Huppert in the lead roles is in the main competition of the 68th international film festival in Cannes. Remember, in early January 2013, he received from the President of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin of the Russian passport for a significant contribution to the development of Russian culture and cinema. In February of the same year he received a permanent record in the capital of Mordovia Saransk.

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