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| Putin to Oliver Stone: I suggested Russia joining NATO to Clinton, he ‘didn’t mind’ | Putin to Oliver Stone: I suggested Russia joining NATO to Clinton, he ‘didn’t mind’ |
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin once suggested to then-US president Bill Clinton that Russia join the Washington-led military alliance, Putin said in an interview with American film director Oliver Stone. | Russian President Vladimir Putin once suggested to then-US president Bill Clinton that Russia join the Washington-led military alliance, Putin said in an interview with American film director Oliver Stone. |
| “I remember one of our last meetings with President Clinton, when Clinton was still in office. He visited Moscow and during a discussion I said, ‘So, what if [we] consider an option of Russia maybe joining NATO,’” Putin said in one of his conversations with Stone. | “I remember one of our last meetings with President Clinton, when Clinton was still in office. He visited Moscow and during a discussion I said, ‘So, what if [we] consider an option of Russia maybe joining NATO,’” Putin said in one of his conversations with Stone. |
| While Clinton replied that he “didn’t mind,” the rest of the American delegation became visibly nervous, Putin went on to say, smiling. | While Clinton replied that he “didn’t mind,” the rest of the American delegation became visibly nervous, Putin went on to say, smiling. |
| The conversation is part of a four-night special documentary project, ‘The Putin Interviews,’ set to premiere on the American cable network, Showtime on June 12. | The conversation is part of a four-night special documentary project, ‘The Putin Interviews,’ set to premiere on the American cable network, Showtime on June 12. |
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| Promoted as “the most detailed portrait of Putin ever granted to a Western interviewer,” it will feature interviews between the director and the Russian leader that were made during several encounters over two years. | Promoted as “the most detailed portrait of Putin ever granted to a Western interviewer,” it will feature interviews between the director and the Russian leader that were made during several encounters over two years. |