Oliver Stone: Putin Hasn’t Been Well Treated By Western Media

‘There’s a tendency to package him, pre-criticize him’

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STELTER: "Why do you think he doesn’t grant more interviews to Western media?" 
STONE: “Well, he hasn’t been well-treated in the West. I think you know that. Most — you know, often, when you read an article about Russia, they put the adjective or the adverb before he — Putin, trying to divide the alliance, said...' 'Putin, with his surly manner, did...' There’s a tendency to package him, pre-criticize him. So, I think he’s lost some of that spirit. I think he really wants to communicate. And I think you see it in the film. He repeats the need for dialogue to overcome these problems. And there are significant problems.” 

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