Putin, Russia and the West New Start (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

Putin, Russia and the West

New Start (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

Putin, first as Russian president and later as prime minister but power behind the throne of Medvedev, is unshakably determined to rebuild Russia's status as super-power rivaling even Bush's US. After the West's support for Kosovo's ...See morePutin, first as Russian president and later as prime minister but power behind the throne of Medvedev, is unshakably determined to rebuild Russia's status as super-power rivaling even Bush's US. After the West's support for Kosovo's breakaway from Russian ally Serbia, the secessionist rebellions of Abchasia and South Ossetia against Saakashivili's Georgia are are a test of strength and determination, where the US refuses to commit against Russia, leaving mediation to French president Sarkozy. Meanwhile former Warshaw Pact states' US-pushed NATO applications are contested by EU states, mainly Germany. Written by KGF Vissers See less

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29 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 Self See fewer	Songs of Praise (1961)
Bill Burns Self - Under Secretary of State, U.S. Self - Under Secretary of State, U.S. See fewer	Pod Save the World (2017)
George W. Bush Self Self See fewer	Journeys with George (2002)
Anna Chapman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Balkan Line (2019)
Hillary Clinton Self - Secretary of State, U.S. (archive footage) (as Hillary Rodham Clinton) Self - Secretary of State, U.S. (archive footage) (as Hillary Rodham Clinton) See fewer	State of Terror (I)
Arkady Dvorkovich Self - Medvedev Adviser Self - Medvedev Adviser See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Dan Fried Self Self See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Robert Gates Self Self See fewer	Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)
Rose Gottemoeller Self - Chief U.S. Negotiator Self - Chief U.S. Negotiator See fewer	PBS News Hour (1975)
Sergei Ivanov Self Self See fewer	Vremya (1968)
Steve Jobs Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Toy Story (1995)
James Jones Self - National Security Adviser, U.S. (as General James Jones) Self - National Security Adviser, U.S. (as General James Jones) See fewer	Medal of Honor (2018)
Mikhail Khodorkovsky Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Khodorkovsky (2011)
Aleksey Kudrin Self - Minister of Finance, Russia Self - Minister of Finance, Russia See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Sergey Lavrov Self Self See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Michael McFaul Self - Obama's Russian Adviser Self - Obama's Russian Adviser See fewer	Active Measures (2018)
Dmitry Medvedev Self - Russian President Self - Russian President See fewer	Six Degrees of Celebration (2010)
Dmitry Muratov Self - Editor, Novaya Gazeta Self - Editor, Novaya Gazeta See fewer	Leningrad: Dorozhnaya (2013)
Barack Obama Self - U.S. President (archive footage) Self - U.S. President (archive footage) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)
Sergei Prikhodko Self Self See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Vladimir Putin Self (archive footage) Self (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)
George Robertson Self Self See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Sergei Ryabkov Self - Deputy Foreign Minister, Russia Self - Deputy Foreign Minister, Russia See fewer	Vremya (1968)
Mikheil Saakashvili Self (as Mikhail Saakashvili) Self (as Mikhail Saakashvili) See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Nicolas Sarkozy Self Self See fewer	The Last Summer (1997)
Natalya Vasilyeva Self - Judge's Assistant Self - Judge's Assistant See fewer	Putin, Russia and the West (2011)