Putin vs the West Invasion (Season 2, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

Putin vs the West

Invasion (Season 2, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

Presidents, prime ministers and top officials who were in the room for the crucial moments reveal how they grappled with the response to Putin's invasion of Ukraine amid the chaos that followed the assault on February 24, 2022.

Director

Tim Stirzaker

Editor

Toby Marter

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 29, 2024

Release date

Jan 29, 2024 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

2 nominations

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32 cast members

Name	Known for
Caroline Catz Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes (2020)
Valentin Rybakov self, Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations self, Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations See fewer	Putin vs the West (2023)
William Joseph Burns self, director of CIA (as Bill Burns) self, director of CIA (as Bill Burns) See fewer	Putin vs the West (2023)
Boris Johnson Self Self See fewer	Have I Got News for You (1990)
Magdalena Andersson self, former Prime Minister of Sweden self, former Prime Minister of Sweden See fewer	PBS News Hour (1975)
Vladimir Putin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Putin Interviews (2017)
Rishi Sunak Self Self See fewer	ITV Weekend News (1955)
Linda Thomas-Greenfield self, United States Ambassador to the United Nations self, United States Ambassador to the United Nations See fewer	Tagesschau (1952)
Jens Stoltenberg Self Self See fewer	Sommar & Vinter i P1 (1959)
Liz Truss Self Self See fewer	Tagesschau (1952)
Olaf Scholz Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Auf einen Döner mit (2025)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Self Self See fewer	Svaty (2008)
Oleksiy Danilov Self Self See fewer	The Zelensky Story (2024)
Sergey Naryshkin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Vremya (1968)
Martin Kimani self, Kenyan Permanent Representative to the United Nations self, Kenyan Permanent Representative to the United Nations See fewer	Putin vs the West (2023)
António Guterres Self Self See fewer	Stockholm Agreement (2022)
Barbara Woodward Self Self See fewer	Weekend Breakfast (2012)
Sergiy Kyslytsya Self Self See fewer	Arte Journal (1998)
Vasiliy Nebenzya Self Self See fewer	Vremya (1968)
Amanda Sloat Self Self See fewer	Putin vs the West (2023)
Lloyd Austin self, United States Secretary of Defense self, United States Secretary of Defense See fewer	America Remembers 20 Years Later (2021)
Julianne Smith self, United States Permanent Representative to NATO self, United States Permanent Representative to NATO See fewer	Channel 4 News (I) (1982)
Ben Wallace self, Secretary of State for Defence self, Secretary of State for Defence See fewer	South Today (1961)
Andrey Kelin Self Self See fewer	Putin vs the West (2023)
Daleep Singh self, United States Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics self, United States Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics See fewer	Erin Burnett OutFront (2011)
Steffen Hebestreit Self Self See fewer	Putin vs the West (2023)
Joe Biden Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Parks and Recreation (2009)
Charles Michel self, president of the European Council self, president of the European Council See fewer	Macron président, la fin de l'innocence (2018)
Annalena Baerbock self, Germany's minister for foreign affairs self, Germany's minister for foreign affairs See fewer	Tagesschau (1952)
Oleksii Reznikov self, former Minister of Defence of Ukraine self, former Minister of Defence of Ukraine See fewer	Sniffer (2013)
Emmanuel Macron Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Battements De Coeur (2008)
Sauli Niinistö self, president of Finland self, president of Finland See fewer	Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro - pisnismies (1998)