FRONTLINE investigates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s clashes with five American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire.
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Drawing on in-depth conversations with insiders from five U.S. presidential administrations, former U.S. intelligence leaders, diplomats, Russian politicians, authors and journalists, “Putin and the Presidents” reveals how the miscalculations and missteps of multiple American presidents over two decades paved the way for Putin’s attack on Ukraine — as seen through the eyes of people who were in the room.
The documentary traces how, prior to launching the war on Ukraine, Putin tested the waters by defying American presidents for 20 years — including by invading Georgia, seizing Crimea, and interfering in a U.S. presidential election. The documentary provides unique insight into the icy relationship between Putin and current U.S. President Joe Biden, both of whom were shaped by the Cold War, and into the evolution of Putin’s grievances with the U.S. and the West.
As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, “Putin and the Presidents” gives essential context for this historic moment.
“Putin and the Presidents” is a FRONTLINE production with the Kirk Documentary Group. The director is Michael Kirk. The producers are Michael Kirk, Mike Wiser and Vanessa Fica. The writers are Michael Kirk and Mike Wiser. The reporter is Vanessa Fica. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath.
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CHAPTERS:
Putin and the Fall of the Soviet Union – 2:21
President Clinton Meets Russia’s New President: Vladimir Putin – 4:40
Putin Sees President Bush’s Agenda to Spread Democracy as a Threat – 8:35
Putin’s ‘Red Line’ & the 2008 Russian Invasion of Georgia – 16:38
President Obama’s Relationship with Putin – 20:59
Vice President Biden and Putin: Shaped by the Cold War – 22:52
Russia Seizes Crimea From Ukraine in 2014 – 28:11
Russia’s Interference in the 2016 U.S. Election – 33:00
Putin and President Trump – 35:30
Putin, President Biden and Russia’s 2022 Invasion of Ukraine – 41:25
Credits – 51:27
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The US manipulate Russia, Russia manipulate the US wat
This documentary is hard on Pres Trump’s presidency. However, the facts of reality scream very wildly. Putin did not move forward his authoritarian agenda under Trump. Unlike under Presidents Clinton, Bush Jr, and Biden there was peace and Russian fear during the Trump administration. As soon as Biden was elected the facts point out that it was a green light for the invasion
Was a good video until the Obama racism garbage. Not gonna stick around to listen to the trump racism.
Nothing was mentioned about the sanctions, nordstream bombing, Minsk agreement, attack on nuclear plants etc hmmm 🤔
This doc is highly one sided
Boo!🤣🇺🇲🐖💨
Putin is right dude… You Americans are so manipulative
This story is really about Biden being a hero SMH
Bias documentary
You dumb journalists,under Trump administration,Russia have not lunched a single rocket to the sovereign country ,that means communication
I really don’t like the framing of the history here it not lying but omitting a bunch of stuff.
American People don't know that all of the people who are leading the protest in Moscow were financed by George Soros, and still they are taking milions of dollars from George Soros.
No mention of the tens of thousands slaughtered in *Dunbar by Ukraine, that Georgia and Ukraine border Russia to place nato forces or the horrible way there puppets did not accept any treaty and all to weaken Europe
This Documentary is useless America is a bully they always making all the countries look bad when they are the bad guy this is Garbage even this war is because of NATO,,🚶😂🤣🤣🤣
the russian hoax ya mean?
Curious that you didnt mention that the US violated the Minsk Agreement made with Russia agreeing to not let including inviting Ukraine into the UN and KILLING Russians in Donbas..then
Now we need to make one about the United States. How we became a warmonger machine and how many lies has been lost in the last seven decades. No other country is sad to say like our country kill millions and millions and millions and nobody wants to talk about this
aww america| why not lead the world in justice and in truth?
So USA can go for war in different countries thousands of km away but Russia cant defend its borders controlled by puppet government and us can install nuclear weapons in EU but Russia cant nice propoganda by Americans
Vlady manipulated Trump? Funny he hid for 4 years and in that time trump sent Ukraine javelin missiles that later blew up Russian tanks.
I still can not believe that some of the American people have chosen Biden over Trump.
Putin Is hard To Pridict
Every Trump supporter should move to Russia. Where they BELONG!
The only pariah that's a threat to world peace is these United States of America. Anyone with half a brain who's not drinking western propaganda coolaid can see this.
I thought this was a documentary but it turns out it's a Democrat campaign ad as usual. It's funny how Putin didn't play with Trump but he runs over Joey tell I'm wrong! Then seeing John Boltons fake ass attack Trump was laughable. It was Trump that sent real arms to Ukraine, and Trump was wrong to allow the warmongering pukes in Congress to do it! Putin was worried about Trump because Trump was unpredictable. It was the other President's Putin knew he could control. This campaign ad is missing so many facts and is full of half-truths……
Libya was better off under Ghaddafi before he was deposed,,
PBS is nothing but bullshit and lies
So the purpose of this Documentary is to make Biden look good and create the notion that he's the only one who real fight Putin, right? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I had PBS in higher regard, but it seems to be just another USA propaganda channel. Just one with a semblance of neutrality, which only applies domestically.
20:05 Lost him? You never had him to begin with. Everyone in the former USSR was screaming at the collective West – "Do not trust that dude."
I'm 60 seconds in, and already the irony of his first statement, when there is almost no democracy in Russia, and he's been in power since George Bush.
Pack of amerikan lies as always.
To the Crimea thing, they forgot the backdrop:
– US + NATO staged a Coup d'état in Ukraine after they didn't like a pro-Russian candidate that was elected democratically.
– After this, Donbass and Luhansk + Crimea wanted to leave Ukraine, this was followed by Ukraine government killing about 15k civilians in Luhansk and Donetsk for the last 10 years.
– A large mass of Russians + Ukrainians with pro-Russian sentiment live in eastern + southern Ukraine.
– US + NATO are treating this is a 3rd world South American or Middle East situation(toppling leaders we don't like), but it is not.
– We here in the west are ruffling feathers that could lead us to a WW3.
– We were heavily involved and influencing Ukraine pre/post 2014 Ukraine.
Imagine a great nation like China or Russia firing up Coup d'état's in Mexico/Canada, how would we react?
Nobody believes this stuff
in IRAQ, the US and its allies bypassed the UN and attacked Iraq against the United Nations call for restraint and diplomacy. was that democracy or it was through the gun?
I wonder what James Clapper has to say now about Russian disinformation, especially since he said that the Hunter Biden laptop was fake? Hmmm
This has some serious flaws in the historical events of the past presidents relationships. You didn’t mention once how in 2018/19 how we bombed Syria/Russian military bases.. I think that is important to the development of this story. Geez I mean Trump is no saint but that doesn’t mean you have to leave a large part of US/Russia relations out of this documentary. How can I watch PBS knowing that whatever I’m watching could be factually flawed?
What empire? Russia is a $hit hole and so many are starving! We should have just taken Putin out. We have had many reasons to do so, and no other countries are going to do anything in return. The world is better off w/o short, no sack a$$holes.
The only president capable and intelligent to handle Putin is Trump!
We have nothing to worry about. Russia isn’t diverse and is therefore weak.
Just ask the American leftists.
The title is not right! It should be: «Putin and the faggots!»
This whole political stage is a scam. They all are actors playing different roles. You've been lied to since the beginning.
so is this documentary trying to say that CUBA is a sovereign state and for that matter can choose to invite any superpower nation into its country? please this documentary has lost it argument?
The Americans are too naive about the communist dictators
Me personally never trust or believe anything that come out from the mouths of the communist dictators at all because I used to live with them for years
Well you can tell theese liberal bags of shit are biased.