{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/689f63f0436325e278a06828?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Arctic plunge: Trump and Putin dive in ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1755276437187-c0baf7d7-6f58-4922-9131-ffba1b4dc1ba.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Alaska meeting between President <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/08/14/the-real-collusion-between-donald-trump-and-vladimir-putin%20?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump</a> and Russian leader Vladimir Putin marks a significant moment in Russia’s war in Ukraine. American allies had worked to isolate Putin after the 2022 invasion. What will his <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/08/14/how-to-win-at-foreign-policy?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">visit</a> to American soil mean for his continued war of aggression?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and James Bennet.</p><p><br></p><p>Runtime: 50.49</p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>&nbsp;Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a> <em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}