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Candace Owens, Steven Seagal Launch Forum, Endorse Russia

6/2/2026

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The St Petersburg Economic Forum opened with American right-wing figures Candace Owens, Steven Seagal and Rodney Mims Cook Jr.
Candace Owens said she will travel as a Christian to see St Petersburg’s cathedrals.
Steven Seagal, a Russian Foreign Ministry humanitarian representative, will join a culture panel and has backed Crimea’s annexation and the Ukraine war.

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The St Petersburg Economic Forum opened with American right-wing figures Candace Owens, Steven Seagal and Rodney Mims Cook Jr.
Candace Owens said she will travel as a Christian to see St Petersburg’s cathedrals.
Steven Seagal, a Russian Foreign Ministry humanitarian representative, will join a culture panel and has backed Crimea’s annexation and the Ukraine war.