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Vladimir Putin's Long Shadow - the fifth estate
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He casts a long shadow over the globe. Russian leader Vladimir Putin has outlasted three American presidents and is on track to stay in power until 2024. His incursions in Georgia, the Crimea and Ukraine have rattled the West, while his crackdowns inside Russia have riled his democratic opponents.

But a joint investigation by the fifth estate and PBS’ Frontline reveals an even darker side to one of the most powerful leaders in the world: Allegations of criminal activity dating as far back as his early days as a top official in St. Petersburg; ties to organized crime and money-laundering activities; and a secret personal fortune said to be in the billions.

“Putin’s Long Shadow” also raises disturbing questions about the role the Russian security services played in four apartment building bombings in Moscow and other cities in 1999 that killed nearly 300 people – a tragedy Putin blamed on terrorists and used to cement his power.

Host Gillian Findlay talks to a senior police officer who tried to arrest Putin on corruption charges; an investigator who was jailed for asking too many questions about the apartment bombings; and Russian businessmen who detail the levels of corruption and collusion.

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Fear
Fear
4 years ago (edited)
Make a documentary about Bush destroying Iraq for oil next. (Edit: Fit potato channel)

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Fez Mai
Fez Mai
10 months ago
Something V E R Y suspicious about ppl commenting here.

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Gilda Batista
Gilda Batista
8 months ago
US "Democracy" ❓ What⁉️ You ought to be joking. US promoted the Coup in Honduras and we live under a dictatorship.

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jean myers
jean myers
6 months ago
Tony Blair & George Bush should be at The Hague being tried for war crimes over invasion of Iraq

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Samuel Abimbola
Samuel Abimbola
1 year ago
How I wish you do investigative journalism into George Bush Jnr, Former UK PMs David Cameron and Tony Blair, USA elites, Wall Street, France's past actions in Africa, Hilary Clinton's dealings, the Clinton's foundation etc etc?

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Kule Joseph
Kule Joseph
1 day ago
western media in seeing other pipoz issues than highlighting theirs, typical stupidity

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Daily Truth
Daily Truth
3 days ago
Am waiting for the day that western news media make  documentaries about their leaders instead of others leaders which they called DICTATORS OR CRIMINALS. Leaders like George Bush, Tony Blair, Obama, Bill Clinton and Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel because those are the real Criminals who commit war crimes against humanity and should be behind bars...

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Edita1
Edita1
11 months ago
"Democratic opponents"- how many countries have they bombed so far?

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Pieter Viljoen
Pieter Viljoen
1 year ago
The entire premise is judgmental against western “norms”. The fact is that Putin had to outmaneuver the oligarchs, organized crime, the Russia mafia, and he did. Mostly he beat the American infiltrators with their undermining dirty tactics.

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treble905
treble905
4 years ago
wish they did one so honest about bush and cheney

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Sa A
Sa A
1 year ago
Buhooo putin and his associates stole money at a time when the whole nation was being looted by outsiders, and then Putin rose to power and put his country back together again.. So what's your point ?/

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mike knopf
mike knopf
1 year ago
The West can only admire such a spectacular take-over...

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Joaquim Gama e silva
Joaquim Gama e silva
1 year ago
I wish to see something like about Lindon Johnson and Churchil

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M Tamrakar
M Tamrakar
1 year ago
US elected 5 times bankrupt president, now preaches and lecturothers an ethic and morality!

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Mughashe Wotsami
Mughashe Wotsami
3 years ago
Do an investigative journalism on the Rothschild

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Ree Zee
Ree Zee
6 months ago
I can't  imagine how the West still have the guts to call Russia corrupt. Wow . " A thief calling another a thief "  hahaha

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Mcrae Mctaggart
Mcrae Mctaggart
1 year ago
I like the man and truly do any of our politicians have clean hands. The Clinton’s, the Bush’s,?????  They are more corrupt then all the Nations Leaders yet not as transparent

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Kule Joseph
Kule Joseph
1 day ago
World power leaders are capable of doing the extraordinary, that is what make them ascend to that position
they are special kind of people
they see beyond what we see
they are not emotional
they are just in struggle every time
a person like Putin who had sacrificed his life as a KGB, cannot allow to lose his efforts to people like me who loves to sleep and have simple life



Jimmih Muthee
Jimmih Muthee
9 months ago
Do a documentary on war in Iraq and who owns DODs huge contracts.

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Kev Efe
Kev Efe
1 year ago
Mrs Journalist, Investigate British Petroleum corrupt practices in Africa and name the English men involved.

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Uttiya Deb
Uttiya Deb
9 months ago (edited)
When USA does, no one bats an eyelid. When Putin does, media starts finding fault in every nook and corner.Russia has been a long trusted friend of India🇮🇳 and India wholeheartedly supports Russians & Putin.