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Hey there, I'm Asma Khalid.

And I'm Tristan Redmond, and we're here with a bonus episode for you from the Global Story podcast.

The world order is shifting. Old alliances are fraying and new ones are emerging. Some of this

turbulence can be traced to decisions made in the United States.

But the U.S. isn't just a cause of the upheaval.

Its politics are also a symptom of it.

Every day we focus on one story, looking at how America and the world shape each other.

So we hope you enjoy this episode.

And to find more of our show, just search for the global story, wherever you get your BBC podcasts.

It's hard being the BBC's man in Moscow.

You are shaping the perception.

And the perception that Russia is guilty.

That's what you are doing.

You get accused of things, even by government spokespeople.

And this is propaganda. I'm sorry. I'm sorry to say this. You are a piece of propaganda.

Steve Rosenberg's been reporting from Russia for more than 25 years. He's one of only a handful of

Western journalists left in Moscow.

Sometimes it gets quite personal.

As we reach four years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine,

there's been an intensified crackdown on freedom of speech and dissent.

Russia's now ranked in the bottom 10 countries

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