Piyodra: "Russia has really crossed the line with Evan's arrest" He says it represents that Russia doesn't play by any rules anymore. The one thing we do know is that you're no longer safe as a foreigner, Piyodra says.
Evan Gershkovich’s detention is a callback to the last time a US journalist was accused of espionage in Russia — and to a Soviet-era tactic for manipulating the West.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Matt Collette, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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