Spies Next Door

The CIA has released a video to try to persuade ordinary Russians to share secrets, saying their children will thank them for standing up and being heroes.

Also, the tale of Russian sleeper agents who lived undercover for years in New York - their friends and colleagues had no idea. The BBC’s Gordon Corera and producer Emma Weatherill discuss their new podcast Mother, Neighbor, Russian Spy.

Diplomatic correspondent James Landale gives us the latest on the G7 summit in Hiroshima.

And we hear from one woman who’s making military uniform and equipment tailored especially for female soldiers on the front line.

Today’s episode is presented by Lyse Doucet and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Clare Williamson, Drew Hyndman and Osman Iqbal. The interpreter was Irena Taranyuk. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The assistant editor is Alison Gee. Email [email protected] with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480 Audio included from British Pathé.