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2020 in review: the year that split history into two halves — before and after the pandemic. The Great Game has changed. What does Vladimir Putin think about 2020? What did it mean for Russia? And what should we expect from 2021?

The Belavezha Accords, signed 29 years ago, sealed the fate of the Soviet Union. It was check and mate. In this episode, we discuss the breakup of the Soviet Union and the time bombs it left us with.

Joe Biden has announced his new team and said the US will once again take its place at the head of the table to lead the world. Should we expect a new escalation in the standoff between Moscow and Washington? Or is there at least a slight chance of return to the real policy era?

While Russia presides in BRICS and helps resolve conflicts, the US goes on with its «game of thrones”, an endless political saga where Joe Biden is now trying to play the leading role, having demoted Trump to being an extra.

The Great Game continues — across the ocean and on our borders. The United States still cannot decide who will be its 46th president: incumbent Donald Trump or his challenger Joe Biden. Russian peacekeepers have been deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh.

Election Day is over but the election continues. Both the incumbent president and his opponent claim victory for themselves. Both sides vow to keep on fighting to the end.

With only five days left in the US presidential race, tensions are flying high.

The Great Nuclear Game continues. Russia and the US reopen talks to extend New START, one of the pillars in global security in the 21st century. Is there hope for a future without a new arms race?

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the annual meeting of the Valdai Club. He focused on the key elements of a new global security strategy. Our special guest tonight is presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Speaking at a meeting of Russia’s Security Council, President Putin tried to rescue the New START treaty. He proposed extending it for another year yet the US rejected the offer. Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov joins us today to help us understand the motives behind Washington’s refusal.

Russia finds itself in a ring of fire: Belarus under pressure, a political crisis in Kyrgyzstan, and the hope of truce in Nagorno-Karabakh. The coronavirus did not take Trump out of the race.