Putin and the Presidents

About 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.

Putin and the Presidents (2023) is a documentary film directed by Michael Kirk. Will Lyman takes the lead as Narrator, Vladimir Putin as Self (archive footage), Bill Clinton as Self (archive footage), and George W. Bush as Self (archive footage).

Released in January 2023, it runs 54 minutes. Written by Michael Kirk and Mike Wiser.

It streams on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel in the United States.