U.S. actor and Russian propagandist Steven Seagal said in a new documentary released on Oct. 10 that he was ready to fight for Russian President Vladimir Putin and “die if need be.” Seagal, who gained fame as an action star in the 1980s and 1990s, became enamored with Russia and Putin as his Hollywood career waned. He has nonetheless continued to make a long string of low-budget, direct-to-TV films. The actor and martial artist gained Russian citizenship in 2016, and was subsequently named by Russia’s Foreign Ministry as a “Special Representative for Russia-U.S. Cultural Links, Cultural and Hi…