The FRONTLINE Interviews

Putin’s Road to War

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The reporting behind the March 2022 documentary Putin’s Road to War draws on more than 60 interviews FRONTLINE has conducted over the last five years about Vladimir Putin’s rise to power, including interviews filmed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. These interviews can be explored below in video or text. The collection is part of FRONTLINE’s Transparency Project, which makes our source material available to the public.

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Putin’s Road to War

FRONTLINE tells the inside story of what led to Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.

Interviews for this film were conducted by Mike Wiser of the Kirk Documentary Group and edited for the web by Phil Bennett and Lauren Prestileo. The Transparency Project is produced by Phil Bennett and Lauren Prestileo.

Design and build for Putin’s Road to War by Dan Nolan and Anthony DeLorenzo with assistance from Kimberly Patch. Video editing by Alex LaGore. Copy editing by Julie Wolf. Additional assistance from Olivia DelVecchio, Denise Emerson, Priyanka Boghani, Patrice Taddonio, and Jennifer Wehunt.

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