MOSCOU (Reuters) - Gérard Depardieu, who recently obtained Russian citizenship thanks to President Vladimir Putin has once again supported the former KGB spy and claimed that his opponents did not offer alternative crédible.
French actor, who chose exile to protest against the French government's fiscal policy towards high-income stated on the public television channel Rossiya-24 (Russia 24) Vladimir Putin personifies the character complex and fascinating nation russe.
"I love this man. It is a very powerful political activist. Has political wisdom," said the hero of "Cyrano de Bergerac" during a broadcast Sunday night, according to the Russian translation distributed by the chaîne.
Rossiya-24 reported that the French transcript was not immediately available .
Depardieu, who should also be tried in France for driving while intoxicated after a scooter accident, said that Putin had enjoyed his side "hooligan" during their meeting in the resort of Sochi last week .
"The Russian opposition has no program, nothing. There are very smart people out there, like (former world champion of chess Garry) Kasparov, but what works for chess is completely unsuitable for politics, "said the actor .
Russian opposition was quick to respond. Violetta Volkova, lawyer of several opposition members charged after anti-Putin demonstrations, ironically on Twitter by referring to "the senior political analyst Depardieu" .
Sunday, tens of thousands of people marched in Moscow chanting "Putin child killer!" to protest against the ban on Americans to adopt children russes.
After the demonstration, opposition leader Sergei Oudaltsov Gérard Depardieu allegedly invited to participate in future demonstrations against Putin, given his interest in politique.
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