Putin and the Presidents: Marie Yovanovitch (interview) | FRONTLINE

Marie Yovanovitch served as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2016 to 2019. She has also served as an ambassador to the Republic of Armenia and the Kyrgyz Republic. Yovanovitch is currently a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

The following interview was conducted by the Kirk Documentary Group’s Michael Wiser for FRONTLINE on Sept. 28, 2022. It has been edited for clarity and length.


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[johnnytampocao]

Great interview with a great topic from a very intelligent woman. I have the utmost respect to her when she confronted the Trump and stand by her principle. I enjoyed watching your interview from the former Ambassador to Ukraine as well as your interview with Julia Loffe, they are two remarkable brave women.

[ebthedoc]

I am so grateful to Ambassador Yovanovitch, for her detailed memory of the timeline!

[charlessomerset]

Listening to Yovanovich and Loffe in these expanded interviews has done more to educate me about Ukraine and Russia than a thousand soundbites from the large networks.

[tabascopronto]

I like how people bring up the 90s as such a "traumatic experience" for russians that they had no other choice but hate the West. The 90s happened to all former soviet and some Warsaw Pact countries. Look up pictures of Polish cities at that time - same misery, homeless kids and broke grandmas. Ukraine had an even worse time, because we did not inherit all the oil and gas to help fund a recovery, and did not receive as much foreign aid as Russia did at the time. And yet, all these other countries found a way to deal with the "trauma of the 90s" without invading anybody every 7-10 years.

[edwardcreegan]

These PBS interviews are so interesting. Could listen to them all day.

[carolutley]

Of course, Trump fired this woman. Her integrity and intelligence shine through. Not his type. Great interview 👍

[mjcambron]

Marie Yovanovitch, Thank you for your service and for agreeing to this interview. Very informative.

[Lordcyrus]

These long fomr interviews are amazing. I thank Marie Yovanovitch for her tireless service.

[pavelg]

As a Russian I want to add one thing to this brilliant synopsis: the humanitarian trauma of the 1990s is merely a talking point to Putin, at the time as a deputy mayor of St. Petersburg he oversaw the local «food for oil » program in such a way that oil payments were received by his sham companies but the western food never made it to the babushki… (this was investigated at the time by the ethics committee led by Marina Salier (googlable) who had to hide in a cabin in the woods for the rest of her life once Putin advanced his carrier). The world should never forget that Putin is not a statesman, he is cleptocrat. He went too far in his crimes against Russia, that he robbed himself of an exit strategy. He needs power to survive. It’s also important to remember that for over 22 years there’s been a history of Russian resistance to this psychopath with a little man complex, and it continues. The west should not worry, in pragmatic terms, of Russia going into permanent chaos without Putin, we will be fine, there is a civic society in Russia. We are all allies in this — one thing to do — arm Ukraine asap, tanks, fighter jets, overwhelming force to save human life - civilians, Ukrainian troops and even my brainwashed or illegally mobilized countrymen.

[markwestphal]

Now that's an ambassador. She answered all the questions, she gave informed insights, and she did it quietly yet firmly. I would vote for her for president.

[garybowler]

I love seeing the long form interviews it really adds alot to the over all story.

[emilyhennig]

I have been waiting for this Thank you!!!!

[Laura-LaFauve]

She is a great and intelligent woman. We could use more like her in our government. ❤️💯

[seanc]

Man i just love all the extremely knowledgeable people Frontline brings on to talk.. I would like for y'all to get more people on China up on these videos please

[SJmystic]

It is a testament to Ms. Yovanovitch's character that she remains hopeful about how the U.S. can play a positive role in the world, despite the travesty of how she was treated in her role in Ukraine during the Trump administration. What happened to her shone a spotlight on the issue of bad actors/actions that were so prevalent in the Trump administration.
I am thankful to the Frontline staff/leadership that such interviews are conducted so that we might have a fuller picture of significant events transpiring in our time, and I am appreciative of the quality of the interviewers, which is so key to helping important information be documented in these settings. 🙏

[ThePinonpete]

Marie, thank you so much for your intelligent insight. I think if everyone had the knowledge and insight you have none of us would would be able to sleep ! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[peramundsson]

This series of interviews is very interesting. I have listened to the interviews with John Bolton and Julia Ioffe, and just like Marie Yovanovitch they also really know what they are talking about. Thank you PBS for this great series.

[MsTMarie]

Absolutely adored her! Such a true American hero! Her numerous testimonies were always so good! Wish we had heeded her warnings more

[steini]

Marie Yovanovitch. The world is such a better place when we have you and the like. Thank you so much.

[DennisMurphey]

Hardly recognized Ms Yovanovitch she looks so relaxed today, Still speaks from experience and knowledge, Very Bright! Hope we can get her back in the Foreign service. Great post, Thank You, Dennis