{"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/664ccd429d6f810012adf253?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Putin ‘sets sights on Sumy’ & Russia targets German speakers in search for cannon fodder","description":"<p><strong>Day 811.</strong></p><p>Today, further to the fast-evolving situation on the front lines, we reflect on how Ukraine might win the war, the ‘theatrical’ nuclear weapons drills being carried out by Moscow, and look deeper on the political fault-lines of Central and Eastern Europe.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p><p>Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.</p><p>James Kilner&nbsp;(Editor of the Central Asia &amp; South Caucasus Bulletin). @jkjourno on&nbsp;X.</p><p>With thanks to RAZOM'S Melinda Haring (@melindaharing), Ania Soloveiua (@AnnaSoloveiua), and Daniel Solchanyk (@DanielSolchanyk).</p><p><br></p><p>To learn more about RAZOM's&nbsp;work, visit:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.razomforukraine.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.razomforukraine.org/</a></p><p><br></p><p>For their update on the Kharkiv humanitarian crisis, see:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.razomforukraine.org/kharkiv-under-siege-evacuations-resistance-and-the-plight-of-vovchansk-and-lyptsi/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.razomforukraine.org/kharkiv-under-siege-evacuations-resistance-and-the-plight-of-vovchansk-and-lyptsi/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Articles&nbsp;Referenced:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Putin targets German speakers in Russia in search for cannon fodder (<em>Telegraph</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/19/putin-targets-germans-living-in-russia-in-search-for-troops/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/19/putin-targets-germans-living-in-russia-in-search-for-troops/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Roland and Joe's In-Depth analysis of the Battle for Kharkiv (plus maps) -</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/16/russia-new-offensive-kharkiv-border-donbas-kyiv-ukraine/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/16/russia-new-offensive-kharkiv-border-donbas-kyiv-ukraine/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Report on the Russian sanctuary created in Kharkiv (Institute for the Study of War):</p><p><a href=\"https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/putins-safe-space-defeating-russias-kharkiv-operation-requires-eliminating-russias\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/putins-safe-space-defeating-russias-kharkiv-operation-requires-eliminating-russias</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The Telegraph:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p><p>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a></p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}