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Steven Seagal Given Carrot and Two Watermelons by President of Belarus

Where diplomacy meets prop comedy

Belarusan President Alexander Lukashenko welcomed Steven Seagal with a carrot and two watermelons on Thursday during the former action-star’s visit to the strongman’s Minsk residence.

“Eat to your health, it’s very good for you,” said Lukashenko, before Seagal heartily chomped into the freshly peeled carrot.

This is Seagal’s first visit to see Lukashenko, a person he has “long dreamed of meeting,” Belarusan presidential spokeswoman told the Washington Post.

Seagal, who has family links to Belarus and Russia, has visited leaders from former Soviet states in the past, including Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin— whom Seagal endorsed following Putin’s 2014 annexation of Crimea.

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Lukashenko won his fifth term as President last October, having ruled the country since 1994.

Steven #seagal seems really proud of his Belarusian roots!

A video posted by RT (@rt) on Aug 25, 2016 at 11:07am PDT