{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/63c6c7ba636a950010188365?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Wagner Group: The private army leading Russia’s fightback","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1659027691161-ec0984c30a499cf38724279c0daaeb82.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Ukraine continues to deny Russia’s claims of victory in Soledar, where the Wagner Group – a private army – has been fighting. Why is Russia fighting for such a small town? And who are the mercenaries leading the assault?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Marc Bennetts, Foreign Correspondent, The Times.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Manveen Rana.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>CBS News, CBC, NBC News, Times Radio, Reuters, Sky News, Channel 4 News, CNN, ABC News.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}