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Putin's secret weapons

2026 · 1 season

A sobering, information-dense investigation that feels like a tense briefing on a looming threat, demanding close attention.

Created by
Martin Boudot, Hugo Van Offel
Genres
Documentary, War & politics
Overview
The Russian army has no shortage of weapons despite sanctions: With an arsenal mixing old Soviet stocks and modern hypersonic weapons, the country could strike Europe in minutes. An opaque network of spies, shell companies and oligarchs ensures its war capacity through the arms trade, technology theft and state-organized policy of terror.

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Created by
Martin Boudot, Hugo Van Offel
Genres
Documentary, War & politics
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • power
  • corruption
  • technology
  • conspiracy
Places
  • military
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary, war & politics
Created by
Martin Boudot, Hugo Van Offel
Music
Florian Poirier, Fabien Doulut
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 102 min each
Network
ARTE
Country
France
Languages
English, French, Russian, Ukrainian

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