Putin and the Presidents

FRONTLINE investigates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s clashes with multiple American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. Veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk (Putin’s Revenge, Putin’s Road to War) and his team trace the miscalculations and missteps of U.S. presidents over five administrations, culminating in Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

• Michael KirkDirector
• Michael KirkWriter
• Mike WiserWriter

• Will LymanNarrator
• Vladimir PutinSelf (archive footage)
• Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage)
• George W. BushSelf (archive footage)
• Barack ObamaSelf (archive footage)
• Donald TrumpSelf (archive footage)
• Joe BidenSelf (archive footage)
• William B. Taylor Jr.Self (interviewee)
• Marie YovanovitchSelf (interviewee)
• John BoltonSelf (interviewee)
• Timothy SnyderSelf (interviewee)
• Julia IoffeSelf (interviewee)