{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/658301371b4a0600176a4108?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Putin's 'Peter the Great' moment & Angela Merkel breaks her silence","description":"<p><strong>Day 107.</strong></p><p>Today, we analyse the latest news from Ukraine, discussing the implications made by remarks made by Putin on Thursday, in which the Russian leader drew a comparison between himself and Peter the Great. </p><p>Plus, we catch up with Dr Thomas Clausen - a policy advisor for a liberal think tank in Berlin - to discuss Angela Merkel's first interview since leaving office, and the evolving German reaction to the crisis.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>David Knowles (Host)</p><p>Dominic Nicholls (Defence &amp; Security Editor)</p><p>Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor)</p><p>With thanks to Dr Thomas Clausen.</p><p><br></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}