In a series of interviews between 2015-2017, Oliver Stone talks to Vladimir Putin about the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, the atomic bomb and nuclear proliferation, the potential outcome of a hot war between the United States and Russia, Putin's interest in hockey and other sports, the rights of LGBTQ people, contemporary revolutions in Ukraine, the Georgian offensive, ethnic and religious identities in Russian society, domestic surveillance programs and the actions of Edward Snowden and opposition parties.

In the final episode of the series, Oliver Stone speaks with Vladimir Putin about hacking, Stalinism, and the Russian election.