Addressing legislation in Russia, Putin told Stone “there are no restrictions whatsoever” on gay people, deflecting to the fact that other countries, such as hardline Islamic nations, have much more explicit bans on homosexuality, including the death penalty.
What of his personal attitudes then? Oliver Stone asked Putin, a former security service agent and director, what his response would be if a gay man were showering next to him in a submarine.
“Well, I prefer not to go to the shower with him,” Putin answered candidly, laughing. “Why provoke him? But you know, I’m a judo master.”
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