
The Global Story:The tightrope of reporting in Putin’s Russia
From Global News Podcast
Published 2/22/2026
Next week marks four years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In that time, there’s been an intense crackdown on freedom of speech and dissent in Russia, which has led to many western media organisations leaving the country. Today, we speak to Steve Rosenberg, the BBC’s Russia editor, on the…






