
Old Newscast: Vladimir Putin elected Russian president for the first time, 2000 (Part 1)
From Newscast
Published 8/9/2025

From Newscast
Published 8/9/2025
On this episode of Old Newscast, we look at how an unknown bureaucrat with a mysterious past unexpectedly rose to president of Russia.Adam is joined by the BBC’s Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, and Russia reporter for The Washington Post and author, Catherine Belton.They discuss how chaos in Russia…