Fascinating, watching Putin and Stone watching Dr Strangelove. Very strange

Putin seems to be a very smart cookie

He’s always struck me as one of the shrewdest and most politically ruthless of politicians.

I suspect the environment he operates in helps

Yes, Putin is to Trump what a cat is to a particularly fat and stupid mouse.

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Yes, Putin is to Trump what a cat is to a particularly fat and stupid mouse.

Hahaha! That’s a very good way of putting it!

Oliver stone was very quick to defend Putin against any negative suggestions when the CBS crew interviewed him post airing the feature.
He was either protecting his future access or has fallen in love with Putin. Not sure which.

Putin seems to be a very smart cookie

The head of the former KGB is highly unlikely to have got there by being an idiot.

Born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Putin studied German in high school and speaks the language fluently.[5][6] He studied Law at the Saint Petersburg State University, graduating in 1975.[7] Putin was a KGB Foreign Intelligence Officer for 16 years, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel before retiring in 1991 to enter politics in Saint Petersburg.