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People all around the world are always curious about what the Russian leader is like behind his macho-man exterior. "The Putin Interviews" certainly gives viewers a taste of what it's like to be in the Russian president's shoes.
Two years in the making, the four-part series by Oscar winner Oliver Stone sheds light on the relationship between Washington and Moscow.
Conducted between 2015 and 2017, the film offers a closer look at one of the most powerful men in the world and revealed some rarely known details, such as Putin's onetime interest in joining NATO.
Despite that, in the interviews Putin criticized the alliance for expanding eastward to Russia's borders.
"Nowadays NATO is a mere instrument of foreign policy of the US. It has no allies, it has only vassals. Once a country becomes a NATO member it is hard to resist the pressure of the US," Putin said in the interview.
Putin also commented on US National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, the focus of Oliver Stone's last movie: "Snowden." Putin said Snowden is not a traitor.
The first two episodes were made available to news media before airing and drew criticism.
Some said Stone never brought up Russia’s involvement in Syria and other sensitive issues. In the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Stone insisted the fourth hour will be more hard-hitting. Still Colbert called the interview an opportunity for Putin to propagandize.
Last week, the Republic of Montenegro officially joined NATO.
Meanwhile, the FBI investigation on whether Russia intervened in the 2016 US presidential election continues.
(CGTN)
