“Let him speak,” Oliver Stone told CNN in defending his four hour documentary on Vladimir Putin, during which the acclaimed American director frequently seemed to avoid obvious follow-up questions. Stone’s reticence on some matters was so glaringly obvious that some commentators began suggesting the movie would be used to kick off Putin’s campaign for his 2018 run, given that Stone’s film would be broadcast on national state TV all across Russia.And Putin did speak, at length, largely unchallenged. For most Russia watchers, he didn’t reveal anything particularly new, or even interesting. But there was one important moment in Stone’s film …read more
Source: The American Interest
