Minsk (AFP) – French star Gerard Depardieu is no stranger to unusual roles and controversy.But even hardened Depardieu-watchers may be taken aback by his latest visual foray — scything a field with authoritarian Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko.Video and pictures released by Belarus on Wednesday showed a burly Lukashenko — sporting track pants, a T-shirt and a baseball cap in Belarussian national colours — giving an even bulkier Depardieu a lesson in hand-scything at his estate outside Minsk. The Belarussian presidential office said the two sexagenarians used the encounter to discuss agriculture and the farming of organic food, among other topics. …read more
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