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Unspun World: What's it like reporting on the war from inside Russia?

Jun 10, 2023

27:32

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Russian War on Drones

2min

Vladimir Putin's Leadership Isn't as Strong as It Once Was

2min

The Importance of Reporting on Russian History

2min

The War in Myanmar

2min

The Burmese Resistance in Thailand

2min

The Role of the Russians in the Juneteenth Movement

2min

The War in the Air in the Balkans

2min

Albin Kerti's Contempt for Mr. Butchich

2min

10.

The European Union's High Barriers to Entry

2min

11.

China's Response to the COVID Epidemic

2min

12.

The China of COVID

2min

13.

The Importance of Transparency in China's Actions

2min

14.

The Importance of Laboratory Safety

4min

The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, asks Russia editor Steve Rosenberg what the mood is like in Russia as the war gets closer to home; finds out from South Asia editor Rebecca Henschke why no one is taking any notice of the brutal civil war in Myanmar; and asks Balkans correspondent Guy Delauney why tensions are flaring up again in Kosovo. John also speaks to former Beijing correspondent John Sudworth, to find out if Covid really originated from a lab in Wuhan after all.

Produced by Pandita Lorenz and Benedick Watt