Overview

• Remarks appear in a commemorative film titled 'Nikita Mikhalkov' shown on the Rossiya television channel.
• A fragment of the interview was posted by the Vesti Telegram channel on October 19.
• Putin says he and Mikhalkov are friends and describes a 'chemistry' in their relationship.
• The film was produced for Mikhalkov’s upcoming 80th birthday on October 21.
• Mikhalkov is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker and Oscar laureate who received the Hero of Labour of Russia title in 2020.