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{{See also|Maidan coup|Donbas war}}

{{See also|Maidan coup|Donbas war}}

Stone was executive producer for Ukrainian-born director Igor Lopatonok's documentary film ''Ukraine on Fire''. The film showed the historic background of divisions in the region; Stone interviewed [[President Victor Yanukovych]] who was ousted in the U.S.-backed [[coup]], and Russian President Vladimir Putin about the U.S.-backed [[Maidan coup]]. Narratives by the late investigative journalist Robert Parry exposed the rise of US-funded [[NGO]]s with grants from the [[National Endowment for Democracy]] active in the area.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5724358/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl |title=Ukraine on Fire: Plot--Summaries |publisher=IMDb |access-date=}}</ref>

Stone was executive producer for Ukrainian-born director Igor Lopatonok's documentary film ''Ukraine on Fire''.<ref>''[https://rumble.com/vwxxi8-ukraine-on-fire.html Ukraine on Fire]'', Full film.</ref> The film showed the historic background of divisions in the region; Stone interviewed [[President Victor Yanukovych]] who was ousted in the U.S.-backed [[coup]], and Russian President Vladimir Putin about the U.S.-backed [[Maidan coup]]. Narratives by the late investigative journalist Robert Parry exposed the rise of US-funded [[NGO]]s with grants from the [[National Endowment for Democracy]] active in the area.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5724358/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl |title=Ukraine on Fire: Plot--Summaries |publisher=IMDb |access-date=}}</ref>

Stone's series of interviews with President Putin over the span of two years was released as ''The Putin Interviews'', a four-night television event on Showtime on June 12, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oliver Stone's Four-Hour Interview With Vladimir Putin to Premiere on Showtime|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/05/01/oliver_stone_s_interview_documentary_with_vladimir_putin_to_premiere_on.html|access-date=|archive-date=May 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501224356/http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/05/01/oliver_stone_s_interview_documentary_with_vladimir_putin_to_premiere_on.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 13, Stone and Russian expert Professor Stephen F. Cohen joined John Batchelor in New York to record an hour of commentary on ''The Putin Interviews.''

Stone's series of interviews with President Putin over the span of two years was released as ''The Putin Interviews'', a four-night television event on Showtime on June 12, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oliver Stone's Four-Hour Interview With Vladimir Putin to Premiere on Showtime|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/05/01/oliver_stone_s_interview_documentary_with_vladimir_putin_to_premiere_on.html|access-date=|archive-date=May 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501224356/http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/05/01/oliver_stone_s_interview_documentary_with_vladimir_putin_to_premiere_on.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 13, Stone and Russian expert Professor Stephen F. Cohen joined John Batchelor in New York to record an hour of commentary on ''The Putin Interviews.''