The Putin Interviews - An exclusive event on SBS

Vladimir Putin is one of Europe's longest serving non-royal national leaders. The former high-ranking KGB officer has been Prime Minister, then President since 9 August 1999. That's 17 years and 308 days... and counting!

Poker-Gesicht: Eine Szene aus der Sonder-Doku "The Putin Interviews" Source: SBS

But who is the man who rules Russia with an iron fist? What do we know about his upbringing? Is there any truth to the allegation that Mr Putin knows so many "secrets" about Donald Trump that he holds him "in the palm of his hand"?

And most of all:

Did Russia really hack the 2016 US election?

To find out more, watch Oliver Stone’s The Putin Interviews , only on SBS.

The acclaimed director’s revelatory sit down with the Russian President airs over two Sundays – 18 and 25 June at 8.30pm.

The episodes will also be available after they air at SBS On Demand.