Russia’s strong man – 25 years of Vladimir Putin
Wladimir Putin has been ruling the largest country in the world from Moscow Kremlin for 25 years. The then 48-year-old non-party candidate from Saint Petersburg was appointed Prime Minister in 1999 and elected Russian president on March 26, 2000. President and Prime Minister alternately – so he continued in power today. Arte shows the Investigative three -part “Putin’s poison” About the fate of oppositional politicians. The documentation then illuminates “Putin’s shadow war” The location of the Scandinavian countries, which are also targeted in Russia. The theme evening ends with the Tracks-East episode “Vladimir Putin: Feared, hated-admired?” .
The topic evening on March 25th at a glance:
Putins gift
>> From 20:15 on TV | AB18. March on art.tv
Documentation series by Jennifer Deschamps
ARTE France, LITTLE BIG STORY
France 2023, 3 x 56 min.
In the past 20 years, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kremlin have been accused several times of poisoning opposition figures. Behind every poisoning affair is a show of strength between the West and Russia, which is about influence, territories, finance and energy. The documentation series provides an insight into a chess game using concrete examples with which the Cold War continues to be actively continuing: including the Alexander Litwinenko affair, the poisoning of the former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and the struggle of Russian activist Alexej Nawalny.
20:15 “Putin’s poison (1/3): Threats from Moscow
21:10 “Putin’s poison (2/3): A new cold war
22:05 “Putin’s poison (3/3): The UkraineKlieg
Putin’s shadow war – Russia’s secret missions in Northern Europe
>> um 23:05 im TV
Documentation by Boris Bertram
ZDF/Arte, Dr Broadcast Corp.
Dänemark 2023, 52 min.
There have been war in Ukraine for three years now. The Nordic countries are also increasingly targeting Russia. For more than a year, a Scandinavian investigative team has researched how Russian secret services in northern European infrastructure objects spy on. How susceptible are data cables on the seabed and offshore wind farms for sabotage?
Tracks East: Vladimir Putin: Feared, hated, admired?
>> at 23:55 on TV | from March 21st on art.tv
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ZDF/Arte, Kobalt Productions GmbH
Germany 2025, 30 min.
First broadcast
Putin fan clubs are not only available in the Kremlin. While some see the Russian president as dangerous autocrats, others sing him hymns. In Russia’s province, pensioners provide viral hits when they celebrate the president with self -written songs. In Serbia, “Fame for Russia!” Graffiti on the walls emblazoned, and even in Germany some in Putin see a defender of Russia’s security interests. Is it just propaganda or is there more behind it? “Tracks East” immerse yourself in the world of “Putinveran”.