{"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/67768ebba1ad7348eb368617?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"'Devastating' Russian casualties pass 760,000 in Ukraine, says British intelligence","description":"<p><strong>Day 1,044.</strong></p><p>Today, we look at the likely military innovations and political events in the year to come. We also report on Russia's decisions to ban crypto-currency mining to preserve its energy grid and to charge nightclub attendees for trying to arouse interest in non-traditional relations. How portentous will 2025 be for Russia?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Dominic&nbsp;Nicholls&nbsp;(Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p><p>Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Content referenced:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>'There is a question no one dares ask about Vladimir Putin' (Francis in&nbsp;<em>The Telegraph</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/24/there-is-a-question-no-one-dares-ask-about-vladimir-putin/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/24/there-is-a-question-no-one-dares-ask-about-vladimir-putin/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Russians ban carols and nativity scenes in occupied territories, Ukrainian resistance says (Ukrainian Pravda):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/01/1/7491646/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/01/1/7491646/</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"}