Against the backdrop of war in Ukraine, this gripping and revelatory film investigates the remarkable, decades-long connection between US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin.
It's an entanglement that that continues to shape politics in Washington and reverberate across the globe. Where did it begin? What drew them together? Who holds the power? And where might it lead?
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With testimony from White House insiders, Trump associates and former US intelligence agents, Dispatches investigates in explosive detail the reality of the decades long relationship between US president Donald Trump, Moscow and Russian president Vladimir Putin, the continuing allegations that President Trump is a witting or unwitting asset for the Kremlin, the inside story of President Trump’s continuing fall out with his own intelligence agencies, the axing of US federal programs and officials perceived as hostile to Russia and the continuing consequences for the war in Ukraine.
First Broadcast
July 17, 2025
Broadcaster
Series
Credits
Graphics
Steve Chappell
Post Production
Storm
Post Production Producer
Clarice Flack
Finishing Editor
Aaron Brookes-Tennant
Dubbing Mixers
David Ingram
Sam Hodgkins
Researchers
Dan Eglinton
Kaly de-Oliverira-Cerqueria
Line Producer
Ali Watt
Head of Production
Fran Peters
Archive Producer
Mary Carson
Additional Archive
Svetlana Palmer
Additional Directing
Jennifer Shaw
Al Johnstone
Director of Photography
Jay Dacey
Additional Camera
Tim Sutton
Executive Producer
Eamonn Matthews
Produced by
Katie O’Toole
Film Editor
Raphael Pereira
Produced and Directed by
Flora Bagenal
Awards
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