Episode Title: New Start

Season: 1

Episode: 4

Series: Putin, Russia and the West

Air Date: January 9th, 2012

Genre: Documentary

Summary: Putin, first as Russian president and later as prime minister but power behind the throne of Medvedev, is unshakably determined to rebuild Russia's status as super-power rivaling even Bush's US. After the West's support for Kosovo's breakaway from Russian ally Serbia, the secessionist rebellions of Abchasia and South Ossetia against Saakashivili's Georgia are are a test of strength and determination, where the US refuses to commit against Russia, leaving mediation to French president Sarkozy. Meanwhile former Warshaw Pact states' US-pushed NATO applications are contested by EU states, mainly Germany.

IMDb Rating: 7.7/10 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2146801/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3

Director: Paul Mitchell (series director)

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Description                              : The inside story of Barack Obama's relationship with the Kremlin.

Recorded date                            : UTC 2012-02-09 21:00:00

Tagged date                              : UTC 2022-03-24 18:36:34

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Lyrics                                   : The final episode tells the inside story of two relationships - Barack Obama's campaign to win over Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, and Medvedev's own complex dealings with Vladimir Putin.   /   / Obama became president determined to rid the world of nuclear weapons. To begin the process he needed Russian help. So he set out to reset relations with Russia. Ignoring Putin, whom many considered still in charge, he concentrated on Medvedev.   /   / Top officials on both sides take viewers deep inside the negotiations. They describe how a phone call between the two young lawyer-presidents finally clinched the agreement - which cut their countries' nuclear arsenals in half.  /   / But inside Russia, Medvedev had a harder time. He responded to the 2008 global financial crisis by setting out to make Russia into a modern democratic economy. He made little progress. He told Obama that Russia's most famous dissident, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, would get a fair trial. It did not happen.   /   / In the end, Medvedev stepped aside and nominated Putin to be their party's presidential candidate for the 2012 election. Top Kremlin insiders, including Medvedev and Putin, tell how the deal was done - and how it set in train a process that made Vladimir Putin look vulnerable for the first time. /  / PLAY: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01c12sd /  / INFO: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01c12sd

Comment                                  : The inside story of Barack Obama's relationship with the Kremlin.

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LongDescription                          : The final episode tells the inside story of two relationships - Barack Obama's campaign to win over Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, and Medvedev's own complex dealings with Vladimir Putin.   /   / Obama became president determined to rid the world of nuclear weapons. To begin the process he needed Russian help. So he set out to reset relations with Russia. Ignoring Putin, whom many considered still in charge, he concentrated on Medvedev.   /   / Top officials on both sides take viewers deep inside the negotiations. They describe how a phone call between the two young lawyer-presidents finally clinched the agreement - which cut their countries' nuclear arsenals in half.  /   / But inside Russia, Medvedev had a harder time. He responded to the 2008 global financial crisis by setting out to make Russia into a modern democratic economy. He made little progress. He told Obama that Russia's most famous dissident, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, would get a fair trial. It did not happen.   /   / In the end, Medvedev stepped aside and nominated Putin to be their party's presidential candidate for the 2012 election. Top Kremlin insiders, including Medvedev and Putin, tell how the deal was done - and how it set in train a process that made Vladimir Putin look vulnerable for the first time. /  / PLAY: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01c12sd /  / INFO: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01c12sd



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