Overview

Ukraine. Across its eastern border is Russia and to its west-Europe. For centuries, it has been at the center of a tug-of-war between powers seeking to control its rich lands and access to the Black Sea. 2014's Maidan Massacre triggered a bloody uprising that ousted president Viktor Yanukovych and painted Russia as the perpetrator by Western media. But was it? "Ukraine on Fire" by Igor Lopatonok provides a historical perspective for the deep divisions in the region which lead to the 2004 Orange Revolution, 2014 uprisings, and the violent overthrow of democratically elected Yanukovych.

Cast

Oliver Stone

Self

Vladimir Putin

Self

Victor Yanukovich

Self

N/A

Vitaliy Zakharchenko

Self

Robert Parry

Self

Fanny Sage

Fire dance performance

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Lotus Bech

Self

Lex Lang

Narrator