The hope for the improvement of Russian-American relations remains until "they are carried in white slippers to the cemetery," Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with American director Oliver Stone. True, during the reign of the last three US presidents, this did not happen, but Moscow is still ready for a dialogue with Washington and therefore sympathizes with the current owner of the White House, Donald Trump. However, the Kremlin did not bring it to power, Putin said..

"Our influence on the results of the elections in the US is a lie," Putin said.. - This is done now for several reasons: in order to undermine the legitimacy of President Trump, create conditions that worsen the possibility of normalizing relations, and just create additional conditions for internal political struggle. Russian-American relations in this context are just an instrument of domestic political struggle in the United States, "the Kremlin chief responded to director Stone, who was trying to find out why Russian hackers interfered in the election of the US president.

But the Americans just actively participated in the last election campaigns in Russia, and openly, at the ambassadorial level: "The opposition forces gathered themselves, financed, and went to all kinds of opposition rallies," Putin said.. In his opinion, such interference is simply unacceptable6 non-governmental organizations, even if funded by the State Department, can do anything, but "the diplomatic service must establish interstate relations," the Russian leader believes..

Therefore, in fact, Moscow was so sympathetic to the new head of the White House. However, Putin does not pin big hopes on Trump. This became clear after Stone asked to tell what had changed during the time of the four US presidents - Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump, with whom Putin interacted while in power.

"Almost nothing. Life makes adjustments. We everywhere, including in the United States, have a strong bureaucracy, and it, in fact, rules the world, "Putin replied.. Of course, he hopes that everything will change for the better, and "up to the white sneakers" will count on a constructive dialogue with the US administration, but he does not intend to force the events.

To this, Stone asked how much Putin plans to run the country. However, he did not receive an answer: the intrigue must remain, the Russian leader joked..

And he already said seriously that there should certainly be a change of power, but the decision is ultimately always for the citizens of Russia.

This Stone completed the last, fourth, part of the documentary "Putin's Interview", which was broadcast by the channel Showtime. Saying goodbye, the head of the Kremlin asked the director if he had not been beaten for his corrosiveness, and expressed his fear that now he would get Stone.

In Russia, the film will be shown on television on June 19-22.