Putin, Russia and the West

The inside story of Vladimir Putin, with contributions from Putin's top colleagues and the Western statesmen who have clashed with him. This first programme covers the meeting in June 2001 with George W Bush, where he gave Bush a prophetic warning about Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Taliban. Plus...

Vladimir Putin's top colleagues - and the Western statesmen who eventually clashed with him - tell the inside story of one of the world's most powerful men. This episode includes an extraordinary interview with former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma, who talks about the election of his successo...

How did the former KGB man make himself a valued western ally and what made Washington and London turn against him? Russian and Georgian presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Mikheil Saakashvili discuss the conflict between their two countries in August 2008, while Condoleezza Rice and Robert Gates reve...

This final instalment tells the inside story of two relationships: Barack Obama's campaign to win over Russia's new President Dmitry Medvedev, and Medvedev's own complex dealings with Vladimir Putin.