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Putin and the Presidents

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To produce Putin and the Presidents, the FRONTLINE team interviewed current and former U.S. government officials and policy experts, as well as American and Russian journalists who have covered U.S.-Russia relations for decades. These interviews can be explored below in video and text. The collection is part of FRONTLINE’s Transparency Project, which makes our source material available to the public.

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Putin and the Presidents

FRONTLINE tells the story of Vladimir Putin’s clashes with American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire.

Interviews for Putin and the Presidents were conducted by Michael Kirk and Mike Wiser of the Kirk Documentary Group and edited for the web by Lauren Prestileo. The Transparency Project is produced by Lauren Prestileo.

Design and build for Putin and the Presidents by Dan Nolan and Anthony DeLorenzo with assistance from Kimberly Patch. Video editing by Alex LaGore. Copy editing by Julie Wolf. Additional assistance from Denise Emerson, Priyanka Boghani, Chantelle Lee, Tessa Maguire, Miles Alvord, and Megan McGough.

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