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Putin grants tax-exile Depardieu Russian nationality

The actor, who recently announced he was moving to Belgium to flee French taxes, is offered Russian citizenship in a decree by President Putin.

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Cinema actor Gérard Depardieu, who recently announced he was moving to Belgium to flee the French socialist government's taxes, has been offered Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin, reports CNN.

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