The Putin Interviews is such an important book for anybody who really wants to understand how the world works. This is a case where Every news channel, every newspaper, every magazine, every website has covered [the story of Vladimir Putin] from this kind of myopic standpoint. As Oliver Stone writes, even if Vladimir Putin is the great enemy of the United States, shouldn't we at least try to understand him? (00:09–00:21)
CLAIM
Asserts that all major media outlets have covered the story of Vladimir Putin from a narrow perspective.
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