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The latest series of the award-winning 麻豆社 documentary Putin vs The West delves into the first year of the war through the eyes of some of its key figures - including President Zelensky, then British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres.

Director Tim Stirzaker explains the challenges of documenting a war when it鈥檚 very much on-going, and how the team managed to get the Russian ambassador to the UN to speak candidly on camera.

And Natia Seskuria, a professor of Russian politics, breaks down the latest news from Russia, from an anti-war rock group facing deportation from Thailand to Putin鈥檚 only election rival vowing to end the war.

Today鈥檚 episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.

It was made by Keiligh Baker. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Cordelia Hemming and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Jack Graysmark. The series producer is Lucy Boast. The senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

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