Putin, Russia and the West War (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

Putin, Russia and the West

War (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

The inside story of how Vladimir Putin, a consummate political operator with a background in the KGB, become a valued ally of the West. After eight years as President of Russia and four more as Prime Minister, Putin is stubbornly holding ...See moreThe inside story of how Vladimir Putin, a consummate political operator with a background in the KGB, become a valued ally of the West. After eight years as President of Russia and four more as Prime Minister, Putin is stubbornly holding onto power. He has announced his intention to return as President, and declared his United Russia party the winner in parliamentary elections that have widely been seen as fraudulent, leading to mass protests in Moscow and elsewhere. Featuring contributions from Putin's top colleagues and the Western statesmen who have clashed with him, this insightful documentary asks when his policies began to provoke deep concern in Washington and London. It looks back at how, in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, Putin quickly aligned Russia with the West, surprising many in the Kremlin. The world had changed - but at home Putin was becoming increasingly authoritarian. Written by Anonymous See less

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30 cast members

Name	Known for
Rupert Graves Narrator Narrator See fewer	Sherlock (2010)
Anatoly Antonov Self - Chief Nuclear Negotiator, Russia Self - Chief Nuclear Negotiator, Russia See fewer	Vremya (1968)
Gordon Brown Self - UK Prime Minister (archive footage) Self - UK Prime Minister (archive footage) See fewer	Songs of Praise (1961)
Bill Burns Self - U.S. Ambassador to Russia Self - U.S. Ambassador to Russia See fewer	Pod Save the World (2017)
George W. Bush Self - U.S. President (archive footage) Self - U.S. President (archive footage) See fewer	Journeys with George (2002)
Eric Edelman Self - Under-Secretary of Defense, U.S. Self - Under-Secretary of Defense, U.S. See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Dan Fried Self - Assistant Secretary of State, U.S. (as Daniel Fried) Self - Assistant Secretary of State, U.S. (as Daniel Fried) See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Robert Gates Self - Secretary of Defense, U.S. Self - Secretary of Defense, U.S. See fewer	Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)
Stephen Hadley Self - National Security Adviser, U.S. Self - National Security Adviser, U.S. See fewer	The Iraq War (2013)
Sergei Ivanov Self - Minister of Defence, Russia Self - Minister of Defence, Russia See fewer	Vremya (1968)
Grigory Karasin Self - Deputy Foreign Minister, Russia Self - Deputy Foreign Minister, Russia See fewer	Vremya (1968)
Zalmay Khalilzad Self - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (archive footage) Self - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (archive footage) See fewer	The Kurdish Factor (2018)
Marat Kulakhmetov Self - Commander, Peacekeepers, South Ossetia (as General Kulakhmetov) Self - Commander, Peacekeepers, South Ossetia (as General Kulakhmetov) See fewer	Russian Lessons (2010)
Mamuka Kurashvili Self - Georgian Peacekeeper (as General Kurashvili) Self - Georgian Peacekeeper (as General Kurashvili) See fewer	Russian Lessons (2010)
Sergey Lavrov Self - Foreign Minister, Russia Self - Foreign Minister, Russia See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Jean-David Levitte Self - Diplomatic Adviser, France Self - Diplomatic Adviser, France See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Dmitry Medvedev Self - President of Russia Self - President of Russia See fewer	Six Degrees of Celebration (2010)
Angela Merkel Self - Chancellor of Germany (archive footage) Self - Chancellor of Germany (archive footage) See fewer	The Secret World (2008)
Yuri Popov Self - Russian Envoy (archive footage) Self - Russian Envoy (archive footage) See fewer
Colin Powell Self - Secretary of State, U.S. Self - Secretary of State, U.S. See fewer	Madam Secretary (2014)
Sergei Prikhodko Self - National Security Adviser, Russia Self - National Security Adviser, Russia See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Vladimir Putin Self - President of Russia (archive footage) Self - President of Russia (archive footage) See fewer	The Putin Interviews (2017)
Condoleezza Rice Self - U.S. Secretary of State Self - U.S. Secretary of State See fewer	30 Rock (2006)
Mikheil Saakashvili Self - President of Georgia (as Mikhail Saakashvili) Self - President of Georgia (as Mikhail Saakashvili) See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Nicolas Sarkozy Self - President of France (archive footage) Self - President of France (archive footage) See fewer	The Last Summer (1997)
Radek Sikorski Self - Foreign Minister, Poland Self - Foreign Minister, Poland See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Frank-Walter Steinmeier Self - Foreign Minister, Germany Self - Foreign Minister, Germany See fewer	Stromberg - The Movie (2014)
Eka Tkeshelashvili Self - Foreign Minister, Georgia Self - Foreign Minister, Georgia See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Damon Wilson Self - National Security Council, U.S. Self - National Security Council, U.S. See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Temuri Yakobashvili Self - Georgian Presidential Envoy Self - Georgian Presidential Envoy See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)