The TrumpPutin relationship is examined. Russia. Putin has an untrammeled authority. I dont see any checks on his power. He is able to make singular, rapid decisions. The absolutism there is unlike anything ive ever seen in russia. All that power is propped up by an astonishing Approval Rating, over 80 . And thats according to american pollsters. Donald trump wins the presidency. But when the United States elected a new president , it looked like russia had fallen for a new leader. There were toasts all over moscow. At the parliament, known as the duma. On talk shows. And at bars. [ laughter ] we are the champions of the world but one man seemed utterly unsurprised by trumps victory. Hes happy to take credit. And that means that he won the u. S. Election. The man who is simultaneously president of russia and in charge of the United States. At the heart of all this are some deadly serious questions. Does Vladimir Putin have some kind of hold over donald trump . We simply dont know. But one reality is now Crystal Clear american intelligence has established that putin interfered with our election in
order to help donald trump. Mr. Putin did not agree to answer questions about this. But his closest aide, dmitry pesk peskov, did. The answer is, no. Youre humiliating yourselves saying that a country can intervene in your election process. America, a huge country, a country the most powerful country in the world, this is simply impossible. We will get at the truth of all this. But to do that, we need to go back, to the final days of the country Vladimir Putin loved. I think that down deep in putin there is this sense of extraordinary humiliation over the collapse of the soviet union. Because it wasnt just the soviet union. It was the russian empire. Putin returned home from his kgb posting in 1990 to a country he did not recognize. The ussr had been transformed by Mikhail Gorbachev and his policy of openness, known as glasnost. A lot of things happened very quickly. Cocacola, cocacola. A romance with things western. Freedom came fast, and it exposed the rock at the heart of soviet communism. Across the soviet union, Hundreds Of Thousands of people began demanding democracy and national independence. It was once again what putin feared most. The people. Rising up. And finally, the people won. Tonight in moscow at the kremlin, the red flag of the failed soviet union at last came down, and the flag of russia rose. 300 years of history erased. Soviet institutions like the kgb simply ceased to exist. Vladimir putin views the breakup of the soviet union as he said himself, to be the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century. It was a traumatic time. And it sparked a profound change in Vladimir Putin. He became a politician, deputy mayor in his hometown of st. Petersburg. It was not a big job, but putin
clearly had big dreams. He commissioned this rarelyseen documentary, about himself. Presenting Vladimir Putin, the credits read, in power. Weirdly, the soundtrack is from the broadway show cats. The ambitious putin may have already been looking toward moscow, because the russian people were desperate for strong leadership. Under president Boris Yeltsin, the new democracy was a mess. The entire soviet system, it just collapsed. The oligarchs, the men who profited on the spoils of communism became fantastically rich. Mercedes benz is selling more of its Top Line Cars in russia than in all of europe. But ordinary russians were sinking into desperate poverty. They would die of food shortages, even starvation. I dont know how to feed my kids without milk. I just dont know what were going to do. President Boris Yeltsin was in charge, but he seemed increasingly unstable. His drinking. Hes barely being propped up. Russians began calling for a new leader. Theyre tired of the embarrassments of yeltsin. Waiting in the wings wasVladimir Putin. He had taken a job in moscow in the kremlin hierarchy, and he had risen through the ranks with lightning speed. From City Bureaucrat to kremlin superstar. He had just become acting Prime Minister when it became blindingly clear the country needed a new president. Yeltsin was ready to topple over, and they settled on putin because they knew yeltsin could retire and not be put in jail. Boris yeltsin was notoriously corrupt, but kremlin Power Brokers wanted to protect him. So a deal was made. A deal was made. [ Bells Tolling ] december 31st, 1999. The Surprise Announcement from Boris Yeltsin that he is resigning as president and turning over power to his Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin. In the very first moments of the 21st century, Vladimir Putin became president of russia. His first words . We live in a competitive world, and we are not among its leaders. And right away, putin began to change his country. He joined soldiers on the front lines of the war in chechnya. He reassured russians that better times were ahead. I think well get paid, and well have work. The country quickly fell in love with Vladimir Putin. The number one song in russia was called a man like putin. Hes just very, hes a beautiful man. But the Biggest Surprise . America also loved Vladimir Putin. President george w. Bush thought hed found a kindred spirit. I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy. I was able to get a sense of his soul. Even hollywood fell for the new russian president. He bonded with stars at a charity dinner. But the honeymoon would soon come to a crashing halt. He was a kgb agent. By definition, he doesnt have a soul. How are you . So glad to see you. Next, when vladimir met hillary. Its important to remember how much he despised Hillary Clinton. Listerine® total care ps better than brushing alone. With 6 benefits in one, from Cavity Prevention to strengthening teeth. So instead of protection like this, you get protection like this. Listerine® total care. Bring out the bold. ™ its willingham, edge of the box, willingham shoots. Goooooooaaaaaaaallllllll that. Was. Magic. Willingham tucks it in and puts the championship to bed. Sweet dreams, nighty night. As long as Soccer Players celebrate with a slide, you can count on geico saving folks money. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more
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bloody fate for himself. Just a few weeks later, rebellion arrived in russia. Tens of thousands rallied in the streets of moscow. The biggest protest there since the fall of the soviet union. People were hanging off lampposts. People were in the streets. Really shocking. Putin was now living the same nightmare he had endured as a kgb officer in east germany in 1989. This time in his own backyard. And he wasnt even president at the time. He was Prime Minister. Having handed the presidency over to his associate, dimitri medvedev. As the winter got longer and longer and colder and colder, the protests got bigger and bigger. As putin saw people turning against him, Hillary Clinton weighed in. The russian people, like people everywhere, deserve the right to have their voices heard and their votes counted. When putin hears Something Like that, i imagine he hears bush talking about saddam hussein. He hears that as, theyre coming for me. Theyre trying to drive me from power. What the hell do you know about my people and whether they deserve to have their voices heard, like ill tell you if they should have their voices heard. Russians had a lot of reasons to be angry. That fall it was announced that putin would run for president
again, for a third time. That meant he could potentially rule russia until 2024. Some people said, oh my god, im going to die with this guy in power. A few months later, the elections for russias parliament were a farce. We do have serious concerns about the conduct of the elections. Hillary clinton called out the election, really. I dont think she realized quite how badly that was going to go down. With his back against the wall, putin turned the tables. He blamed the protests on Hillary Clinton. Claiming that she was the one who incited them with her complaints about the election. There are growing restrictions on the exercise of fundamental rights. Quote unquote, she sent a signal, that was his words. Putins strategy propelled him to victory. In march 2012, he won reelection handily. Fighting back tears after a tense fight to maintain his power. He may have won the day. Hillary hillary but Vladimir Putin never forgot about the woman who kicked him when he was down. Do you think he resolved, you interfered with my elections, two can play at this game . I think thats the line of
thinking that led him to the intervention. Beginning as early as 2015. Putin personally ordered a Massive Influence Campaign to sway the 2016 election towards trump. According to the cia, the fbi, and the nsa. Why . In part, because he holds a grudge against clinton for her actions in 2011. The alleged operation was sophisticated and multifacetted. An army of internet trolls, bankrolled by billions of dollars, launched attacks against clinton, in social media, using ads in key swing states. Theyre smart enough to know that social media is the way to touch americans personally. 13 russians have been indicted by special Counsel Robert Mueller in connection with the operation. And elite hackers linked to russian intelligence pillaged the emails of the Democratic National committee and theClinton Campaign, releasing embarrassing information, with devastating results. Wikileaks has released another round of stolen emails the Clinton Campaign knows this is a trump dream come true. Several more russians were indicted for that operation. Donald trump was delighted by clintons misfortunes. Russia, if youre listening, i hope youre able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. Donald j. Trump will become the 45th president of the United States. D in the end, americas election went putins way. I just received a call from secretary clinton. Hillary clinton was quite negative about our country, her attitude. It Wouldnt Be Bad to get along with russia, right . Wouldnt be bad. And to the contrary, the
other candidate, donald trump, said we have to find some understanding. When people like me, i like them. Even putin. We like better. This was not the outcome we wanted. Hillary clinton suffered one of the most shocking defeats in american history. I know how disappointed you feel because i feel it, too. At least in part, because of the alleged hacking operation. This was painful. And it will be for a long time. Putin had apparently avenged his old grudge. So help me god. Congratulations, mr. President. And he may have achieved even more. The 45th president of the United States. If donald trump is in some way compromised. If the russian government has something that it feels it has on him in terms of leverage, thats a very serious thing. I dont suggest for a second that i have the answer to this question, but we cant just let this matter drop. Up next a Prominent Russian opposition figure has been shot and killed. Four of the shots hit him in the back. Right out in the open. Just blocks from the kremlin. The story Vladimir Putin might want the world to forget. It was here. I couldnt catch my breath. It was the last song of the night. It felt like my heart was skipping beats. They said i had afib. Whats afib . I knew that meant i was at a greater risk of stroke. I needed answers. My doctor and i chose xarelto® to help keep me protected from a stroke. Oncedaily xarelto®, a latestgeneration Blood Thinner significantly lowers the risk of stroke in people with afib not caused by a heart valve problem. Warfarin interferes with at least 6 of your bodys natural bloodclotting factors. Xarelto® is selective, targeting just one critical factor. For afib patients well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto® compares in reducing the risk of stroke. Dont stop taking xarelto® without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of stroke. While taking, you may bruise more easily, or take longer for bleeding to stop. Xarelto® can cause serious, and in rare cases, fatal bleeding. It may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. Get help right away for unexpected bleeding or unusual bruising. Do not take xarelto® if you have an Artificial Heart Valve or abnormal bleeding. Before starting, tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures and any kidney or liver problems. Learn all you can to help protect yourself from a stroke. Talk to your doctor about xarelto®. And im the founder of ugmonk. Before shipstation it was crazy. Its great when you see a hundred orders come in, a hundred orders come in, but then you realize ive got a hundred orders i have to ship out. Shipstation streamlined that wh the order data, the weights of , everything is seamlessly put into shipstation, so when we print the shipping ll everythings pretty much done. Its so much easier so now, were ready, bring on t. Shipstation. The number one ch of online sellers. Go to shipstation. Com tv and get two months free. A man and woman walk across the bridge right next to the kremlin. A highlymonitored area, littered with surveillance cameras. All those cameras, but amazingly, this grainy, faraway video is the only footage that exists of a critical moment in recent russian history. Inside the circle of what a moscow tv station purports to be Boris Nemtsov and his girlfriend. Nemtsov was a force, the well known Opposition Leader who led the protests in 2011. The station says while this snowplow hides the two from cameras view, nemtsov was killed, shot four times in the back. A Prominent Russian opposition figure has been killed. Four shots, in the back. Just blocks from the kremlin. So who murdered Boris Nemtsov . Vladimir putin condemned the
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