A scene from “Unfinished Business”

Queen Elizabeth II: Mr. President, I stand here today as the first British monarch to ever set foot in Moscow. You are the first democratically elected leader in Russian history. Thanks in part to family ties, there has always been a strong bond between our countries. But in recent years, that close alliance has become estranged. Warm ties of kinship became frozen into a decades-long winter. There have been times where we have seemed to live in different worlds. In making this historic trip, I hope to usher in not merely a thaw but a comprehensive new footing based on cooperation, understanding, and respect. A new era of partnership in which both of us can flourish together.