Oliver Stone Claims Putin May Have Used Him To Send U.S. A Message
OLIVER STONE CLAIMS PUTIN MAY HAVE USED HIM TO SEND U.S. A MESSAGE
BY DAMIEN SHARKOV ON 6/12/17 AT 7:15 AM
U.S. director Oliver Stone admitted “perhaps” his interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin was used by the leader to send a message to the West.
Stone dismissed the possibility he has unwittingly acted as a tool of Russian propaganda through the film, which focused on showing Putin’s views outside a usually critical Western context. Speaking to the BBC about Putin, Stone said “perhaps he is” seeking to send a message to the West but doubted it was an untruthful one.
“It is certainly an elaborate ruse, but he knows that I am not going to change American policy but what I’d like to do is contribute to a consciousness of what he’s saying,” Stone said. “I hope it would lead to a serious, interesting discussion about world affairs, particularly U.S. and Russia,” Stone said. “He lays out a world we don’t know.”
The series of interviews that frame the documentary revolve around Putin giving Stone a number of tours in opulent settings, as Putin reiterates the attitudes propagated regularly via Russia’s vast state media environment, spanning Russian foreign and domestic policy. The pair share a few laughs, while Putin gives some more informal insight into his mindset, making a joke about bad days and women’s periods - neither of which he claims to experience.
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