{"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/674f1b9ea20a285c952fa8fb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Kyiv halts Russian attempt to cross river on eastern front & Putin 'humiliated' by Syrian implosion","description":"<p><strong>Day 1,014.</strong></p><p>Today, on its 30th anniversary, we look at the myopic approach to the&nbsp;Budapest Treaty and its far-reaching effects on present-day Ukraine, and we discuss the extraordinary events of recent days in Syria, with massive ramifications for Russia's influence in the region.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Dominic&nbsp;Nicholls&nbsp;(Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p><p>Francis&nbsp;Dearnley&nbsp;(Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p><p>Hamish&nbsp;De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Content referenced:</strong></p><p>Ukraine ‘halts Russian attempt to cross river on eastern front’ (<em>The Telegraph)</em>:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/03/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news59/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/03/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news59/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Budapest Memorandum (Ukrainian Government):</p><p><a href=\"https://mfa.gov.ua/en/news/zayava-mzs-ukrayini-z-nagodi-30-richchya-z-chasu-pidpisannya-budapeshtskogo-memorandumu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://mfa.gov.ua/en/news/zayava-mzs-ukrayini-z-nagodi-30-richchya-z-chasu-pidpisannya-budapeshtskogo-memorandumu</a></p><p><br></p><p>Vladimir Putin to reject Donald Trump’s opening peace offer, says Russian tycoon (<em>FT</em>)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/ac39b604-ef6d-41cb-bb8c-0eb76e002176\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/content/ac39b604-ef6d-41cb-bb8c-0eb76e002176</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Subscribe to The Telegraph:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p><p><strong>Email:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a></p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}