French actor Gérard Depardieu denounced Thursday, March 31 "
the crazy unacceptable excesses
" of Vladimir Poutine, announcing that all of the proceeds from his three concerts scheduled for the beginning of April at the Champs-Élysées theater "
will return to the Ukrainian victims
".
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"
The Russian people are not responsible for the unacceptable mad excesses of their leaders like Vladimir Putin
," said the star, who had praised the Russian leader in the past, in a statement to AFP.
He must perform at the TCE, in Paris, from April 1 to 3.