Putin and the Presidents: Yevgenia Albats (interview) | FRONTLINE

Yevgenia Albats is an investigative journalist and editor-in-chief of The New Times, a Moscow-based independent political weekly. She is the author of four books, including The State Within a State: The KGB and Its Hold on Russia-Past, Present and Future.
The following interview was conducted by the Kirk Documentary Group’s Michael Wiser for FRONTLINE on Sept. 29, 2022. It has been edited for clarity and length.
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[@NckBrktt]

Yevgenia Albats is at full strength now she has left Russia. A brilliant and very chilling analysis.

[@RivaDog1100]

Mrs. Albats I feel your pain, sorrow and anger!! And I totally agree with you..

[@tishhill9561]

I second this entire statement totally, with all my heart.

[@Fyrd-Fareld]

Exactly! I applaud Yevgenia's justified and eloquent moral outrage.

[@lisadownie8055]

Great interviewee 👏🏻 Russia needs a president with her mental clarity & Integrity.

[@patriciamunro1657]

I have truly had the privilege of listening to the best description of Putin that I have heard. I am a first-generation Slovak and am very familiar with the old USSR and Putin. I am grateful that you are informing our young people and helping the world understand the terrible motives for the Ukraine invasion. Thank you

[@etemytradel4509]

My family is from eastern Ukraine and nobody there calls themselves Ukrainian. I was actually brought up being told I was doing it the Ukrainian way everytime I messed up. Maybe it is more important what the people living there think not some idiots who want a comedian to run a puppet anericant government and start wars.

[@junglecat_rant]

@@etemytradel4509 Point is, that I talk currently with a lot of Ukrainians here in Germany, lot of refugees from Donezk and Luhansk region who have completely opposite views than yours. Parts of my family used to live in Ukraine back then when it was part of the Soviet Union. Ukrainian culture was deliberately subdued because even then the Soviet Leaders knew, that looking at history, real Ukrainians have a strong relation to their heritage and their history. This is why Ukrainian culture was depicted as inferior. But I still have children books in Ukrainian in my possession from the beginning of the 70ties.Only for propaganda purposes, like your fascistic so called "leader", I could use the German word 'Führer', he negates the existence of Ukraine. Only people who are obtuse, like you, believe him. Ukraine is an much older nation and country than Russia and has a much older culture. It shows, because you desperately want to defend the Hitler-like war that Russia wages against Ukraine and you don't have a real reason why Russia started this war. You are defending killing people, rape Ukrainian women and abduction of Ukrainian children to adopt them out to Russian families and hiding their true origin and identity. Or you are a bot.

[@williambecking7497]

Everyone should take the time to listen to this. Unfortunately most people have the attention span of a gnat!

[@sandrajohnson-erickson9968]

I can only pray more people listen to this. This interview would be one that if we all watched TV or could interrupt what people are watching, like in the 70s, she is one person that puts everything I have heard about Putin in a kind but very frank way. The US needs to reframe how we establish relations on our end, how our people are looking at their country

[@sandrajohnson-erickson9968]

I believe the people of Ukraine are beginning to see that they will be themselves one day. I wish all people in the world had opportunity to be themselves working along side others. I feel being an American means you serve others puppet -like. It is hard to do more than work at work, home, church, and community. Yet so many are homeless.

[@tishhill9561]

What an example you are, Ms Albats, of the bravest person of intellectual and personal and moral integrity. Our gain of you in this country is Russia's desperate loss. Together with others who have watched this, I wish you could have your own TV show here in any language you'd like (subtitles are always possible!). You move and break my heart. Lucky NYU to have you. This is a greatly informative interview showing the depth of your knowledge and passion. Spasibo ❤️🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@tishhill9561]

Yes! She has her own KZbin channel in Russian without English subtitles...so those of us who weren't able to learn Russian cannot benefit from her channel, alas.

[@damnnn5443]

@@tishhill9561 you can try translating the auto captions to English, might get the majority of what is said

[@tishhill9561]

@@damnnn5443 Thanks! I tried but I found no option for English captions. I very much appreciate your suggestion -- nice to hear from you. Kind. Thoughtful.

[@MaltePersike]

I am in absolute awe. The raw emotion barely contained by Yewgenia Albats is indicative of how broken all of the involved societies are and how hopeless the situation is.

[@lubefish]

but you know xD

[@passurlamer]

@@lubefishare you struggling to say something?

[@lubefish]

No need to say anything 🤭 she said everything that needed to be said 🤭 mostly "but you know" 🤣 if you still dont get my point play it again and count how many times she says "but you know" or just "you know" 🤭

[@KingSolomon88]

@@lubefish Do you understand that , this’s not her native language. Thus she made her points very clear. I don’t understand why you’re mocking her.I think is just pure ignorance from you. I hope I am wrong.

[@tomtyl6902]

"how broken all of the involved societies are"? Putin's society is being broken as he illegally invades and tries to destroy Ukraine's sovereign democracy.

[@sssveny]

24:37 She really hits the nail on the head on this one, after all we have been through in the 20th century we did not have the self reflection to see how we also enabled this.

[@jahson460]

Merciiiiii

[@longshotny]

👍🏿✔️

[@virgorising7388]

I wouldn't take any of this seriously. There is no KGB in Russia. Though he worked for the KGB Putin never agreed with it's heavy handed tactics. There is the CIA in America acting as a private gestapo for the big bank and corporations and this interview fits into that. It's all you ever get on American TV, it's just propaganda.

[@AAB463]

Hope the west wipes the smirky dope, Putin, off the globe sooner, rather than later.

[@royetier8045]

That is a very powerful statement she makes and is 100% correct. I’d love to see her speak in person. She is a very brave female journalist and is teaching our kids in universities here in the USA. God Bless Mrs. ALBATS

[@Conn30Mtenor]

"Strong society, weak state." WOW. Now THAT is an insight that I've never considered. Her assessment of Putin's character- I wish all the Putin fanboys in the Middle East, Africa and China could hear this.

[@nlabanok]

...and his dumbsh!t fanboys in, of all places, the US and UK and Australia.

[@Fyrd-Fareld]

"Strong society, weak state", but with the enormous potential that strong, determined, activated societies can realize.

[@laurie9557]

I've heard Ukrainians describe their country in exactly the same way.

[@sachin265]

Actually tbh, no one in Asia or Africa really cares about the ongoings and goingons in Europe. They are a tiny corner of the planet (compared to India, China and Africa) in terms of population and area. In terms of economy in the next 2 decades, it will be the BRICS nations that will prospoer and for sure be larger than the European economy put together. The US is very much responsible for what is happening in Ukraine today with their obsession with shouts of NATO, NATO and NATO in the corner of Russia. Imagine the idea that Presidents of Latin America suddenly become friends of Russia, what would the US think about that. Russians do not want the West in their neighborhood and no one in Asia really cares about this. It is Europe's problem and they need to solve it. Nationalism is very important today to rising Asian and African countries. Global problems arent their problems while they want to participate in Global successes - which is what the West did in the 20th century with imperialistic rules in the 3rd world. Today the 3rd world has become 2nd and after 2050 it will be almost at par with the 1st world due to massive markets due to large populations and manufacturing growth!

[@donbasscomrade200]

There are a lot of Putin fanboys in developed contries too.

[@BigAlNaAlba]

Wow! That lady is blunt and direct in her assessment, I wonder if her warnings will continue to fall on deaf ears?

[@a916LEX]

Oh they will. 😢

[@andrews1078]

I think most of us have woken up to what Putin is about. And that number keeps climbing.

[@livinglifeonlifesterms2450]

Wow this was very very well said and from a Russian perspective. I will not forget her last 15 minutes of the interview. Perhaps she needs to speak to all the NATO country leaders and reiterate the points of being decisive.

[@royetier8045]

I’ve watched the interviews with Mrs. Albats and some other Russian journalists and these are some of the bravest journalists out there. Julia Loffe is another really good journalist on Russia and Ukraine.

[@selbalamir]

Finally. Someone who doesn’t tiptoe around evil.

[@maxpeck1585]

From France, I find all your interviews very enlightening, your work extremely interesting. 👍🇨🇵🤝🇺🇲

[@mikebush6074]

Every democratic leader in the world should see this. Equates Putin to Hitler.

[@geezzzwdf]

this woman should have her own show , she needs a wider platform so her voice is can be my heard by a larger demographic. Thank You yes please if you ever choose to teach our country will benefit greatly. SLAVA UKRAINE🇺🇦

[@tishhill9561]

Yes! Agree fully. Slava Ukraine!

[@W_Bin]

She has her own KZbin channel. ✅ Share it.

[@ruwaydastruwe8731]

@@W_Bin oh god help us all u ppl are completely pathetic in the way of war , ppl will die cause of punks like this women fueling instead of dampening 🤫

[@W_Bin]

​ Ruwayda Struwe is a troll dont answer they get paid extrs

[@jaimekuehner7363]

I love this woman. God bless her bravery.

[@helenbichard8091]

Wonderful insight of the subject from the mouth of a Russian citizen . Love her direct observations & her historical parrellels.

[@19angela71]

Thank you to Evgenia Albats for such an emotional and powerful speech.

[@Vodguk]

Amazing interview. Thank you, Frontline 👍🏼

[@ericsarnoski6278]

I was really touched by her passion against the injustice perpetrated upon the peace loving people of Ukraine. Putin reigns over an empire of evil.

[@jed4119]

If only there were more Russian voices like this honest articulate women. A brave women.

[@Michelle6998832]

woman=1 women=2 or more (Please don't feel offended, I'm just trying to help you understand the concept, so it's easier to remember. English isn't my first language either, so I know how this helps, like it helped me). 😊 ✌🏻

[@donbasscomrade200]

There are a lot of russian voices. Also voices of brave russian women too. Unfortunatelly there's a huge state machine suppressing them all. That machine fuelled by European funds and encouraged by so-called West's impotence. Exactly as Yevgenia is explaining in this amazing interview.

[@bobbear4437]

@@donbasscomrade200 ??? fueled by who??? Who invaded, Russia, no one else is responsible

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

There are many, they just don't get conveyed to the "West". Some manage, they're hard to find.

[@dieselmotorny3343]

Far too many russian voices there. Listen to the voices of Chechens, Ukrainians, Tatars, Dagestanians instead. They know where Albats manipulates and how to oppose her.

[@31Blaize]

We should have been listening to people like this lady for a long time instead of pretending that everything was fine. And we should not forget this in future dealings with Russia.

[@kristalkristal2506]

I just listened to Ms Albat's two hour long interview for the "Putin Files" series, and I swear, I could easily sit through another 3 hours of hearing this extraordinary woman speak and not be bored for a single minute of it. And I have ADHD. She is that commanding, that engaging. To hear this woman speak is to give respect, to give all your time and to listen. Yevgenia Albats really puts the lie to this "strong man" bullshit that everyone used to justify Putin's mere existence as president for so long. This, here, is some real strength. Ms Albats is like a beautiful force of nature, and the Russian people were fools if they did not elect her. I have my doubts, of course. Russia might have had just one free election in its entire history and existence on this planet, and then again, perhaps not even that one.

[@dalidaz72]

Brilliant with how correct this lady the truth hurts great interview and correct on so many fronts 👌⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@TheBoozehounde]

This was the best interview from the entire series. She was correct. Putin is destroying two countries at the same time.

[@FreedomSpirit7]

Lezensky is also destroying Ukraine.

[@LoveMyPeople04]

@@FreedomSpirit7 lol his ppl don’t think so. When was the last time you saw Ukrainian soldiers run away? Lol..half off young Russians have left the country..that says a lot

[@passurlamer]

@@FreedomSpirit7 How? By not knuckling under to Putler’s third rate criminal armed forces?

[@FreedomSpirit7]

@@LoveMyPeople04 Ukraine is being used as the proxy for U. S. /NATO.

[@LoveMyPeople04]

@@FreedomSpirit7 lol yeah just like Ukraine was to be “de-nazify from the nazi in the Ukraine government” right? Lol y’all really need to stick to one blame…first it was “nato is surrounding u” than it was “Ukraine must be de-nazify”. Now it’s “Ukraine is being used as a proxy” 😂😂😂😂get your story straight homie..cause y’all got a out 10 different stories why you started you’re “2days special military operation” lol

[@surelyyoujokemeinfailure7531]

"Trained not to reveal his soul, if he has any or had any" -- perfect

[@yossarianmnichols9641]

This a much more logical theory of why Putin invaded. It really makes sense.

[@candyhotlips1338]

Love this woman. Thank you for interviewing her.💚💖💜

[@out-side-in]

This woman is a credit to herself and us

[@jessicah.i.5074]

Wow! What an inspiration you are and always have been, Ms Albats! Hats off to you! ❤

[@LondonWater]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Thank you Yevgenia 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️❤️❤️

[@juniorroselynroselyn3277]

Thank you for what to supporting Russophobia?

[@Aussie-Mocha]

@@juniorroselynroselyn3277Putin created his own Russophobia No one actually hates Russia! Just the Putin regime

[@zer0homer]

@@juniorroselynroselyn3277 there's nothing russophobic about speaking truth about out deeply sick and traumatized and frightened society and twisted leaders.

[@bobbear4437]

@@juniorroselynroselyn3277 she's outing the mafia in the kremlin

[@Bshipbuilder]

I wonder why Frontline waited so much longer to release this full interview compared to the other three?

[@gabrielgabriel3852]

Best interview by far.

[@thedeergarden3964]

I could listen to Yevgenia all day. I feel her frustration when she talks about how we are are watching a modern day Hitler meanwhile we haven’t learned any lessons. After a whole year I now believe the west actually should send in forces maybe on volunteer basis to support Ukraine and crush Putin’s war criminals. Russia has crossed so many redlines so far that it’s ridiculous to think we can’t push back. Otherwise this is dragging out for years with Ukraine turned into rubble like Poland was after WW2.

[@AAB463]

Agreed! We in the west can pretend like WW3 is not here but it is and we should stop with this one foot in and one foot out crap. We should get rid of the Russian military & government now! Save the children of both countries before it is too late.

[@vedser]

Would you volunteer ?

[@NastazyaPhylipovnaTchornaya]

Interesting. Point A. Troops sent into Ukraine prior to Feb. 24, 2022, would have been a deterrent, under a US or NATO flag. I think this is still an option. A legal framework has to be found nonetheless. Point B. Volunteer troops I'm uncertain what you mean. They'd have no strategic nor tactical value, merely extremely dangerous symbolic "beau geste" value. Point C. Almost all of Europe, not merely Poland, was turned to ashes in WWII. The worst was in fact Yugoslavia, then Greece, then Poland - in terms of civilian deaths per pre-war population, destruction of arable land, etc. That is the "Empire of Lies" that the Soviet Union and Putin's neo-imperialism have been built on.

[@laurie9557]

She is right that we could have taken REAL decisive steps, but chose not to. Her honesty is both amazing and disheartening.

[@p.h.3987]

WHAT A WOMAN!!!! WHAT A GREAT WOMAN. SHE SPEAKS OUT LOUDLY WHAT I THINK AND FEEL.

[@eviltwin7072]

Love these extended interviews 😍

[@pawelkaras7231]

Best interview yet. Thank you for making this accessible to everyone.

[@youngshinigami4102]

This is some of the most amazing insightful information on this life we're in I've ever heard in my life.

[@donyboy73]

Best explanation ever from this smart woman!

[@IhorWise]

Very emotional, but sincere, direct and straight to the point like eastern europeans do!

[@pvm1081]

All I can say is wow.

[@googleuser6464]

Dear Yevgenya, thank you for your presentation. It's a nice speech and sincere presentation!

[@juniorroselynroselyn3277]

Nice speech for whom to our Americans governments because they dream is to intake over Russia to stole their gas oil and the gold

[@briankenakin4171]

This woman was on 🔥. Like Chamberlain before WW II, Americans didn't believe that Putin would do what he said. We are in for a long fight.

[@mikegr4587]

She is a star!!

[@ericku7167]

Wow this lady is keepin it real. Respect

[@mehranh1646]

One of the best interviews ever on Putin, and war in Ukraine. If European allow Putin win this war, they have signed for their own gradual demise. Even if this takes a nuclear confrontation.

[@Aussie-Mocha]

Right 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 They will be signing their countries over to a new wave of Russification

[@williamhansen4204]

I'm sorry, bit it isn't that simple; Putin took us all in hostage with his nuclear-threath. The countries in Europe work together with the US to support Ukraine. It has to stay clear that it's Russia, who attacked Ukraine. Only those countries are in war with each other. NATO is an outsider and this has to stay this way! Let's don't give a desperate Putin the opportunity to escalate the war into a nuclear war.

[@junglecat_rant]

@@Aussie-Mocha Not to happen, if we, the peoples of Europe have a say about it.

[@Aussie-Mocha]

@@junglecat_rant Good 👍🏻! Jolly well hope not

[@bobbear4437]

@@Aussie-Mocha seems russia is the one signing over, as they've signed long term leases of large amounts of russian land to China for 50 years!

[@JohnDoe-kg7gl]

In case you're wondering... That's not just a "Russian accent". This is a "signature" accent of someone who learned English before she traveled outside USSR, from Soviet teachers who themselves had never been outside the USSR, and she learned the pronunciation exactly as taught... I've met MANY folks who speak this exact version "Standard Soviet English" versus just Russian accent.

[@hillbilly_rocker]

it"s a soviet jewish accent in case you're wondering.

[@78625amginE]

Fascinating. I’m a linguist however Slavic languages aren’t within the purview of my expertise haha. But her accent was obviously more than, as you said, “Russian”. Thanks for the insight! I’ll have to do a research dive

[@Molzik]

Yup, my English teacher that has never been in any English speaking country spoke with that exact accent😂

[@olatedin]

Can't wait to see when you get interviewed on the show! :)

[@tishhill9561]

She was at Harvard for a while -- English is the main language spoken and written there, mates. And she simply has her own Russian-English accent. It is not a Yiddish accent!

[@speakwell.840]

To have such fluency in English, and to be able to articulate in extraordinary depth, a subject of such complexity, is an example of great intellectual ability. Thank you.

[@FriedrichSchuessler]

i like her style of opposing that putin-tug very loudly and strong. after 2014 i opposed the german policy opposite russia very much in discussions with friends - believe me i had a hard time then. and even how - although it is slowly changing - people here like to hide from reality. we have to go a long way in germany to be like the anglosaxons in the way of defending freedom

[@catb7515]

Wow! Thanks for this interview. It is the best explanation of Putin’s political views.

[@catc8927]

Always good to hear from Zhenya. I’m glad she left Russia for her safety, because she is a trusted Russian-language source on her KZbin channel. She’s a badly-needed counterbalance to the 24/7 propaganda on state TV.

[@longshotny]

Sounds about right

[@StellarFella]

Journalists are hunted down and killed by various means including PEGASUS.

[@litteliten4999]

Powerful truth b*mbs from this lady as far as I ca see.

[@juniorroselynroselyn3277]

She is fooling around the reason she doesn’t like Putin is for personal reasons she left Russia as all Imigrantes come to America because of the good economy Us have so far

[@StellarFella]

@@litteliten4999 - Too bad so many Americans have an appetite for slick B.S. instead. They would rather listen to FOX Noise.

[@grandmakelly6419]

I really admire this lady.

[@AAB463]

She should be part of the new Russian government after we in the west destroy the one that’s there now.

[@artmusic2]

"Do not pet the tiger!" Ms. Yevgenia Albats💛💙 - so agree with all her astonishing insights on Putin; and his "tiger" fascism, wrapped in horrendous kleptocracy & cruelty. SLAVA UKRAINE.

[@vangelisvrachliotis1436]

It is a really excellent presentation!!!! Worth every word that she says

[@bamiroolamide3199]

This is a fascinating, Jaw-dropping interview. she just kept hitting those nails on the head. She is clear eyed unlike Macron, Biden, Sholtz etc

[@carolwilliams8511]

Totally.

[@joachim5080]

Hmm i think Biden single handedly saved europe in 2022- what more cant i ask from an American president

[@bamiroolamide3199]

@@joachim5080 Biden's weakness caused the invasion. The chaotic, incompetent withdrawal from Afghanistan spurred Putin to invade

[@madosil]

Let,s hope that this exceptional interview will reach government people from USA and EU too. It would be a good lesson for then

[@allo-other]

42:20 ""Russians are in love with me, Vladimir Putin. I’m macho guy. Look at me, you know, with my naked torso. I’m a great guy.” He loves himself to death." The final sentence, in particular sums up Tsar Runt's unjustified megalomania. Pah! You look less nauseating with your shirt on, Pooti.

[@kurtm5545]

This is by far the best interview I’ve seen on the subject… ever

[@fernandoperez-1891]

the best analysis of Putin, Russia and Ukraine. It is a pleasure to listen to a person with such knowledge and analytical skills.

[@EugenaKvaternika7]

Why isn’t this interview broadly and repeatedly played so that this wise woman (Yewgenia Albats) can be heard endlessly…. She does not mince her words. For anyone who still doesn’t comprehend the full scale horror of this war, or the reasons behind it, listen to this in its entirety. Thank you PBS.

[@Aussie-Mocha]

23:54 “I HATE PUTIN” This is SO POWERFUL the way she said this. I haven’t heard anyone else say it. It makes me laugh and brings up this evil little sentiment of satisfaction from hearing those words being spoken . Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@AAB463]

There’s a voice inside me that everyday says the same words, for the past year, when I wake in my warm comfortable bed and then think of the Ukrainians. Yes. Putin is a monster. The west handling of Russia is disgusting.

[@destroyerarmor2846]

@@AAB463 follow the money

[@peternolan4107]

@@destroyerarmor2846 Which means what? Another Putin apologist.

[@passurlamer]

@@destroyerarmor2846 Follow it back to the troll farm where you’re concerned

[@venkats0iitk]

@@peternolan4107 didn't like what he said? Your hand must be in the till as well....

[@sumitkar8146]

She is absolutely fabulous

[@williamyoung9401]

"Putin speaks German? Hitler spoke German, for god's sake!" (11:33)

[@juniorroselynroselyn3277]

Fabulous for what to speak hate against Russia and her president?

[@davidwright5094]

@@juniorroselynroselyn3277 I think against her president and *not* against Russia. If you listen more carefully next time, you'll see that she hates her president *for* (amongst other things) "imperilling the life of 145 million Russian [people]" If your description (of her as hating Russia) were accurate then she would *thank* him for that, rather than hate him for it. Later she accuses her president and his immediate circle of "stealing whatever was possible to steal from Russian budget and from the Russian wealth which belongs to the entire nation". Yet again, if she were presenting herself as a hater of Russia, then she would instead *thank* her president also for screwing over the Russian nation.

[@bobbear4437]

@@juniorroselynroselyn3277 well when the guy turns the country into a fascist dictatorship, without free speech, it makes sense, so what's your problem!

[@brianholl3184]

Bravo, and thank you for saying all of this. From your words, I can not think of a better example of what truth to power means. You are truly a great Russian!

[@StellarFella]

What a brilliant perceptive mind! Thank you for this informative interview.

[@bamiroolamide3199]

OMG. This insight is incredible

[@juniorroselynroselyn3277]

How do you know if it’s not her personal personal reasons and anti-Russia governments are using her to take shit on Putin because they make a damp move in this war and now they desperately because they lost and the worst first week of the war Putin made a peace agreement and Biden told zelensky to cancel and keep the war until today Zelensky is not up for any negotiation because USA is behind him to make the war going on

[@user-gf7kc5fc5m]

Yevgenia is a phenomenal person who dares speak truth. "Why was everyone so blind?"

[@speculawyer]

"Hitler spoke German!" was a hilarious line! 😂

[@d.annejohnson5631]

Really Brilliant....makes so much sense of how this awful situation came to be.... Thank you.

[@StellarFella]

She's right. We basted in our own wishful thinking.

[@arturwiebe7482]

"I hate Putin" - I felt it as she said it. Thank you.

[@eliseleonard3477]

Wonderful insight and directness.

[@juniorroselynroselyn3277]

She probably hit on Putin and he rejected her that is why so hate against her 😂😂😂😂

[@Hz9hfb]

@@juniorroselynroselyn3277 you probably think farts are funny little kid

[@BrianJohns]

She's brilliant in this video and I am in awe of her unbending morality. Such clarity is rare to see.

[@daryoushhaj-najafi9865]

FUCKING LOVE HER.

[@grrlgd3835]

Yevgenia...I am always in your team. ❤

[@p.h.3987]

A really great channel and great speakers!

[@Lordnumptynous]

This Lady speaks truth only💙💛

[@marcusliou6340]

Scariest part about her analogies between Hitler and Putin is that Hitler didn't have nuclear weapons, but Putin DOES have nuclear weapons.

[@mikehunt6218]

This woman is one of the smartest people I've heard on this particular subject....

[@robertn2951]

The world needs a satellite tv channel that gives normal Russian journalists a voice.

[@claritacooke-xy1qt]

She absolutely nails the truth of this terrible situation and all the denial that contributes to it- and expresses her keen vision with appropriate anger. It’s very refreshing although not uplifting. So impressed. Possibly the best Frontline interview I’ve ever watched.

[@curtiswebb8135]

She's so badass.

[@janeck.8695]

The entire interview is the best I have heard so far on this topic - but at about 45:10 and up - touche, Yevgenia, no one has said it better.

[@mchozen2958]

Дякую!

[@peterkull8354]

Iám meanwhile 67 years old and what you probably may call an ordinary German man BUT- even I learned (after I listened his Munich speach) it might be dangerous having a former FSB/KGB agent as the president of Russia. AND than we had this traitor (Bundeskanzler) Schröder and all his entourage telling us that Putin is a bespoke democrate. Thank you Mrs. Albats for this comprehensive description of Putin.

[@junglecat_rant]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@NastazyaPhylipovnaTchornaya]

Same in France with the Sarkozy/ Fillon duo. Though nominally conservative, Sarkozy as President, in 2011, did what no other NATO country has ever done, signed a contract to sell Mistral or high-level helicopter carriers to Russia, probably handing over French military nuclear know-how to boot, obviously over the objections of the defense establishment or anyone with a few neurons. This was ultimately cancelled around 2016. Fillon had the distinction of sitting on a Russian board of directors (Gazprom or similar) alongside Gerhard Schröder up until February 2022, after being indicted and convicted of financial corruption in 2019. We seem to have a terrible pattern in Europe/ the EU/ the strongest economies, when taking degenerate Berlusconi into account. Where do all these people wind up? I'm a dual (or triple) passport holder, French and US, with grandfather German, since Alsace was annexed in 1940. Take care.

[@jondowee]

I love her. She does not mince words.

[@timshufflebottom828]

please get garry kasparov on the program

[@Lo9en]

the best interview ever. it needs to see everyone

[@deovassallo1775]

Very good speech

[@Jasoncalvo7]

I have so much respect for her. She sees it all for that it is. She feels guilty as a Russian for what Putin is doing. Wow she is brilliant and I respect her so much.

[@christianfaust5141]

Clear statements...and though we must keep up faith

[@junglecat_rant]

Absolutely great interview. It should have way more clicks. A cohesive and very lucid description of the state of the affairs about Russia's war on Ukraine. Western policy advisers and NATO policy advisers should listen and implement ASAP. If Europe and America don't push back decisively there will be no security in Europe in the following decades. As citizens, and I'm from Germany, we need to change our perspective how our world was changed after the start of the Russian invasion on Feb., 24th 2022 completely.

[@chrishaidinyak4621]

A very sobering and dark analysis and forward looking outlook; I hope we take heed.

[@andrews1078]

No one understands the depths of Putin's evil better than the people who endured life under communism. I love what this woman has to say.

[@klarachiamarsi5935]

No one understands the Putin's greatness better than the Russians who endured life under "western democracy" in the 90's.

[@lambdacalculus8316]

Well said. Thank you PBS!

[@boonbanrasavong2654]

Straight line of her talking about Putin !

[@jasonbeaudoin2841]

This is such an interesting and insightful interview. A helpful crash course in recent Russia-US history from a fantastic Russian intellectual’s perspective which filled in gaps that we miss from our often arrogant Western perspective haha Love this woman!

[@hieuvu7984]

After my parents, I would like my children to call this lady grandma. She is right on the targets from start to finish during the interview.

[@dylandavis3518]

Albats for president! ✊

[@valeriewalwyn5020]

Best interview that I’ve seen that helps us in democratic countries to better understand Russia; it’s people and Putin: and also our part in this war. She’s brilliant and Russia’s loss