The story of what led to Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.
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Through in-depth conversations with multiple heads of U.S. intelligence agencies, diplomats, Russian politicians, historians and journalists, this special report chronicles events that shaped the Russian leader, the grievances that drive him, and how a growing conflict with the West exploded into war in Europe.
From acclaimed filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team, the documentary traces how Putin went from low-ranking KGB agent to longtime Russian president. It delves into his crackdown on dissent — and the media — inside Russia. It reveals how he has tested the West’s appetite for confrontation over and over again, including in Ukraine in 2014, as he’s tried to expand Russia’s global footprint. And it raises difficult questions about the path forward.
Watch the documentary for an urgent examination of what led to this historic moment and how it could still unfold.
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He attacked Ukraine under Obama, he attacked Ukraine under Biden… why don't we talk about the real factors at play? of course you won't.
Putin is a legend
Amazing documentary thank you FRONTLINE
A lot of these people, they don't really have any family or friends. It's just them in this world. 🌎
Ukrain dosent have a military or any power they wear duck tape
You cant be a couthry if you dont have a military ukrain will lose
I like the narrator but rest is worst of the worst Politico atlantic and rest of liberal liars.😂😂😂 clowns brennen lmao
Putin is the definition of evil and narcissism. Just like his lackey Trump.
Who's here on 2025?
the last 20 minutes is nothing but lies from a crooked administration. Every American politician speaking at the end is lying. It's been already proven
Putin is a War Criminal
Trump is a Traitor Criminal
America 🇺🇸 Hates Russia
America 🇺🇸 Hates MAGA
Ukraine 🇺🇦 Hates Russia
Ukraine 🇺🇦 Hates MAGA
NO RUSSIAN INVASION
NO RUSSIAN PUPPETS
FREE AMERICA FROM TRUMP
FREE UKRAINE FROM RUSSIA
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A lot of people in Russia can’t do anything about Putin even though they hate him. They’re hostages of their own government. He knows that he will be prosecuted (in his own country ) once he looses presidency/ therefore he will do literally ANYTHING to remain on the throne and keeps the “untouchable†status.
Putin the most dangerous man in the world? Nonsense.
Satanyahu wins hands down.
Why are liberals so soft
Putin is a dying desperate man. He wiped out his entire military to make a point and he miserably gailed. That's a dying dictator kicking and screaming. They all go out the same way it seems like .
Democracy in Egypt ahah
Trump don’t defund this great network
Slava UKRAINE 🇺🇦 â¤
Wow
This is trump
Bow down to me or else
Better than GwB for damn sure, screw cuckpubs and rubio and all these degenerates who finally found power with trump. what a vile nation we live in to think marko the rube deserves to be anything else after this
The producers clearly have an agenda.
The fact that American president (trump) is Now accept that united States and west ,are the root of this problem for starting the war by creating orange revolution ,show Putin was right. 😂 He is the great.
If he felt that emboldened why did he wait till Biden was president to invade Ukraine 🤔
The last part of this video shows how pbs obviously still has TDS, Trump derangement syndrome. And that is why i will not subscribe to this hard leaning radical left company. There is no way this should supported by tax payers, weather left or right propaganda.
Such a biased doc lol
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