Deep topics masquerading as small talk between Mr. Putin and Mr. Stone that surprisingly have some real insight into The President's mind.I was impressed by these interviews and I'll follow him more from now on. Putin's stance on different economical, political, military and more personal topics made me respect him, something I rarely have for politicians nowadays.

This is like a question/answer session paired with beautiful views of Kremlin inside and history lessons, presenting RF President's view of many hot political issues. While you may see that Mr Putin is well prepared, there is no doubt that he is presenting us dangerous reality we live in today.People like me, interested in foreign policy and following it on daily basis, will be familiar with many of presented views. People, like me, who had the unfortunate opportunity to see and feel some of the things they are talking about (destroying government structures, devastation of country's economy, economic sanctions, tycoons, inflation, unemployment, bombing, colored revolutions...) know why it is important to hear what this men have to say and think about it.

I love Oliver Stone, I always have So, I was looking forward to this interviews with Vladimir Putin. But now, 24 hours after having seen them I'm totally and utterly puzzled. I'm not writing this as an uninformed American. I work with people who come from different Countries, a few Russians too. Mr Stone must know that all sort of public information in Russia is monitored by the Kremlin so, that alone, should throw shivers down Mr Stone's spine. Am I right? So, why then this long pro Putin propaganda, because, that's what it is. Isn't it? To make things even more puzzling Mr Stone went to the Tonight Show and told Stephen Colbert that he didn't believe the Russians interfered with the American elections. What? It's not just the US that was interfered with but the UK, France, Germany. What is this Mr Stone? What do you think you know that we're missing? As I respect you very much. I would like to understand.

Oliver Stone's The Putin Interviews is… garbage. Stone, though respected as a filmmaker, at least for some of his earlier works, loses all credibility with this attempt at a "documentary". This four-part series is not a documentary, and it cannot be called journalism either. Is just a platform that Putin uses to justify to the world his policies, in his own manner of course: politically correct at times, even diplomatic, but with some subtle/not-so-subtle references, even irony when needed. Stone as an interviewer is practically useless. His questions are at times obviously ill-prepared, but, more annoying is his way of asking something by providing the way in which the question could be dodged. Not that Putin needs help with that. He has a lot of practice with his annual Valdai Club's meetings, Direct Lines and call-in shows. All of this while witnessing Stone's anti-Americanism and admiration for everything that is Russia or Russian. In the end we do not learn anything new. To be avoided.