Ukraine on Fire

Ukraine on Fire, produced by Oliver Stone and directed by Igor Lopatonok, investigates the fall of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych. Stone interviews Yanukovych and Russian President Vladimir Putin to shed light on the alleged involvement of the US State Department in the 2014 revolution. Interviews with American investigative journalist Robert Parry and former Ukrainian Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko are also featured.

The film chronicles the chain of events that led to the ousting of the Russian-leaning president, including the Orange Revolution of 2004 and the Maidan Revolution of 2014. It suggests that the people’s revolution may have been more than a purely grassroots effort. The documentary presents the Ukrainian uprising from the perspective of leaders who were overthrown and offers evidence to explain the rise of Ukrainian nationalism among citizens following Yanukovych’s removal from power.