The Putin Files: Joshua Yaffa

Watch New Yorker journalist Joshua Yaffa’s candid, full interview on Putin and allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election - all part of "The Putin Files", FRONTLINE's media transparency project. Explore Yaffa's full interview and interactive transcript here: www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/in...
Explore the complete "Putin File" experience here: www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/int...

[@ruthcassidy6052]

I continue to be impressed (to put it mildly) with this series - thank you so much, PBS!

[@lewisr1353]

Spectacular series. Very telling that so few have shown interest in this Frontline collection.

[@elenalatici9568]

I told my husband about it Not interested. The series has given me so much more insight, not only into Putin, but the political relationship between Russia and the US. I feel very bad for Yeltsin. He was most likely bipolar, from all of the descriptions.

[@andykaplan9293]

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[@rigelb9025]

@@elenalatici9568 He wasn't bipolar, he was Siberian.

[@billplaney2585]

@@elenalatici9568 He was a drunk at the end.

[@canadiannuclearman]

This series is great thanks PBS

[@CamillaHolm]

Listening for the second time. Excellent, informative and insightful. Thank you.

[@velvet1865]

Great interview. Thank you.

[@juerbert1]

Well done, Joshua Yaffa !

[@dvergar1]

This is extraordinary insight and I very much appreciate it. I just want to insert a bit of humour, if I may. This man speaks like I imagine Jeff Goldblum would in such an interview. Joshua Yaffa - I hope you understand this is in jest and I hope you laughed. Thank you for your incredible dedication to your work on this and many other subjects. Namaste!

[@fruitypebbles803]

Damn you, now I can’t unhear Jeff Goldblum talking about Russian foreign policy! 😂

[@dvergar1]

@@fruitypebbles803 I mean... sorry? HAHA

[@stevenlonien7857]

Yeah never saw the Trump dude or herd of till he looked like l the idio t hat fleeced my family and me of my bottling plant opal sprigs 12 city lots trading my inheritance bachelor stock and all Slick elected all the judges for 5000 he told me on way aging .still only dna could prove good luck like darwin in Dungeness writing books

[@stevenlonien7857]

Because the statue of liberty was made by.scraping gullitines.french and English he is verifying buy EINSTINES"hells to many times get what you want

[@stevenlonien7857]

Betza

[@narkelnaru2710]

Absolutely fabulous.

[@PC-iv5so]

This guy is sharp.

[@kentvonseverin1257]

Yaffa's assessment beginning at 53:00 is while not surprising, certainly concerning given the situation today...

[@estherwiskel6550]

Excellent interview, best with clear descriptions of credible facts of histrionics between the‘ Inited States and Russian Positions. Very specific and comprehensive details.👏👏👏👏👏👍

[@masonvegas4336]

Only an idiot would say this is the best interview. It's most likely because you also say "uuuhhh ummmm uhhh ummm" after every few words. So in that case, I actually do see why you think this interview is spectacular. I wouldn't expect you to notice that because your brain is conditioned to it.

[@stevenlonien7857]

Einstines relativity ok bigger than

[@istilius]

This interview is mind-opening to understand the relevance of this moment, so many years later.

[@natashasmashnuk1180]

Listening to Bush's line about Putin makes my stomach turn.

[@citizenoftheearth6]

Great and insightful information. Thank you. Watching this in 2023 , for the 2nd time.

[@iLoveBoysandBerries]

I love the way he talks. Can listen to him for days

[@thehiberic]

Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm Ah ahm

[@misigyerek78]

Oh the irony

[@MrRusty-fm4gb]

Sarcasm 😂

[@cameronmitchell9876]

Such an intelligent informed speaker, but he has to excise "as it were" from his speech.

[@williamhatzidis9240]

This is clear and even-handed, representing the West's and the Russian presumed interpretation of events well. Russia is, according to the West, too quick to attribute cause to effect, unable or unwilling to conceive of any organic origin to social movements.

[@phrainphrainjugotoagleam595]

Couldn't get past the "uhms"

[@ldhorricks]

too bad for you...

[@veekap9774]

Little man Putin has no imagination, no compassion, no dignity, no empathy, but poor mind, pitty pride, and a huge humongous ego... This little man is insignificant in everything.

[@refuge42]

He definitely suffers from the Napoleon complex. You can see it in his walk right away.

[@edmunddonnelly3881]

He's way too dangerous to be 'insignificant'. He has now directly caused several thousand deaths.

[@MrRusty-fm4gb]

He has no class...and yes, he is a little man who wished he had big feet. Because they say that people with big feet have... well... Putin is just a little bitter old, emotional man-bitch. enough saiddd..

[@frusia123]

That's exactly why he's trying so hard to prove his significance to everyone.

[@noahvannote363]

If you could only spend that energy on the oligarchs in your own country instead of pointing the finger uselessly thousands of miles away maybe we'd have something more than just platitudes from one side of the corporate duopoly.

[@guillaumecds5833]

Such eloquence

[@CuriousCat72]

Interesting. Thank you for narrowing down the real suspect pool. Now onto the corvette and Lexus

[@lesilluminations1]

Another great interview from this series.

[@whatifounddowntherabbithol5254]

World's first Cyber War in Estonia 2007 @ 11"

[@ashtonmarrero7932]

For s professional as noted , context with contend is acknowledged , the diction is terrible , please further improvement in presenting ideas and responses

[@simonwinwood]

❤❤❤

[@gibbontakeit9098]

If this guy says uh one more godamn time...

[@ringkunmori]

told me the world

[@macrostheblack186]

Why does he talk like Cpt Kirk?

[@ldhorricks]

really that's all you got out of what he had to share...i wonder how you talk...he is not a orator by profession, he's a journalist.

[@fruitypebbles803]

The uuh uuuh uuuuh uuuhs throughout the sentences is a very Israeli/Hebrew way of speaking. So that might be the reason why he speaks that way.

[@terencewinters2154]

Nostalgia for authoritarianism .

[@williamyoung9401]

So basically, we have Charlie Wilson's War in Ukraine now...love how we humans repeat History...over and over and over...

[@TesserId]

55:10 How Russian propaganda evolved.

[@TesserId]

56:28 to sow so much confusion with inconsistent claims that it wears people out to the point that they simply accept that they don't know what to believe.

[@karrithebestlira3085]

Too bad Russia didn't get more savvy about how to actually fight a war rather than how to start a war in Georgia.

[@kurtwollermann2210]

there was a polish physicist that walked away from the manhattan project in disgust ........now that man was a hero

[@MrRusty-fm4gb]

Are you talking about clause fuchs?

[@stephenmellentine]

Hard to listen to with all the “um” and “uh” fillers.

[@robertdoust7547]

Hi this is "Madness Putin "Has to go " ok, Robert.

[@trevorcox3669]

Very annoying saying "err "so many times I am off

[@ldhorricks]

you must be fun to be around with your level of intolerance for unimportant matters.

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

Josh you say ER every 5 seconds.

[@berryberrykixx]

This certainly aged well.

[@roadracer1584]

What happened to Monica Lewinsky's blue dress with Bill Clinton's stain?

[@philiphorner31]

Museum piece

[@HammeringTruth]

BS

[@shawnwilliam4653]

This guy right here is almost as good as Julia Ioffe... She's definitely the best.... No question hands down expertise... But this guy is not far behind... Very knowledgeable

[@edmunddonnelly3881]

He looks a little like sacha baron cohen 😃

[@mrdemokrative8018]

Joshua you know your subject very well but please STOP ah... eh ...eh ..ah..ah. If you continue with that you'd better go for a rap carrier.

[@steppenwolf3252]

Get over it

[@louisedost8476]

🤔😱No plastic bottle and cup!🤣😂🤣😁😁😁😁😁😁 Pee pee Gate???🤔🤔🤔🤔😂🤣

[@semihotaru1662]

He thinks the talk about Putin is just his wish.

[@chad3358]

Uhhh…uhhhh…uuhhhhh…uhhhh. His manner of speaking is not easy on the ears. He also seems rushed although the content is decent.

[@internetpolification]

20% of the interviewee’s responses is “errr…..’. Truly awful listening

[@fanny3942]

Ay! Ay! Ay! Putin! Chaparro-chaparrón-chapo-shorty you are the same devil!

[@geoffdein2894]

I think you’re premature in claiming media victory. But it suits you

[@stephenlan5450]

The Wizard of Uhs.

[@refuge42]

Now that is funny! I simply got to the point where I couldn't take it anymore. It doesn't matter how smart somebody is or how well they know a topic if they uh-huh their way through the topic.

[@harrickvharrick3957]

good one.

[@alby8297]

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[@markappleby7642]

Err Urr erm urgh ugh erm Er 🙈 kinda annoying if you are just listening

[@party_chuxer]

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[@gr2602]

Joooooooooo

[@herokillerinc]

The...uuhhh...current....uhh... manifestation... uuuuhh.. of.. uhh... what is... uhhh.. now.... uhhhhhh ... what... uhhhhh.... we would... uhhhh.. call....uuuuuhhhhh.... Dude, learn how to SPEAK.

[@isabeljimenez6067]

Hahaha...... this didn't age well at all. Find some better "experts".

[@Jacquetbaer]

Talk about a killer is like elevating a killer. Funny that mother and daughter he killed yesterday will not get to hear bout more of his great killings. Murderer. . TAKINGAKNEE ........ABM........... GOAV

[@party_chuxer]

а по русски

[@meathook3000]

"Путин -- плохой. А мы сидим, примус чиним."

[@chuck1prillaman]

Ha ha! He said "scruenty".

[@Vladishit_Putler]

"oee....oee...oee....oeee....oeeee...oeee...oee....oe....oee...oee...oee....oeee....oeeee...oeee...oee....oe....oee"

[@julianjulian2957]

the "umm... ummm.. ummm.." really irritated me. learn to talk without the freaking "umm". I'm out

[@NK-xw8ok]

and just a quick point . this kids interview and knowledge was great . it would have been a far easier listen if he could control. the times he says uhm and uh. before every other word!

[@MrRusty-fm4gb]

That’s because he’s spun and has been up on meth for 3 days and has the extreme jitterbugs... look at those lip movements. I can see the anxiety about to explode out of the top of his head.

[@69sungam]

aha..hm.. why cant pepople use the language in this days?

[@TechFun15]

I bet you are a expert

[@zilp6433]

I think he averages about 6 eeeeehs in every sentence

[@harrickvharrick3957]

Yeah that is quite unbearable

[@kurtwollermann2210]

russia has the same right to exist and if you dont want them to flex their nuclear muscle then dont piss them off

[@ZambeziKid]

this guy is so annoying, erm, er, erm, er, erm, er ...

[@masonvegas4336]

Say uhhhh ummm uhhh ummm uhhhh some more. Unwatchable. Go to a speech therapist or something. You cannot do these videos where you have to speak. Uhhhh unmmm after every 4 words. If you’re lucky enough to get 4 words out

[@TechFun15]

I bet you can talk better than him

[@bawlsdeep5747]

I wonder if joshua yaffa was angry, or happy to be part of history, when Neil Armstrong walked on his face.

[@masonvegas4336]

😄

[@stantsia75]

US is so innocent...admit it man that you do things too and Russians learnt it well from you and now do it too..why you are lying like baby.

[@TurfDoe]

Since when do babies lie dumbass?

[@alby8297]

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