{"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/67b348726392e4a39f4f6f74?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"UK pledges 'boots on the ground' in Ukraine as European leaders meet for emergency summit","description":"<p><strong>Day 1,090.</strong></p><p>Today, just as the Munich Security Conference ends, two new summits begin: in Saudi Arabia – where the US will enter peace talks with the Russians – and in Paris, as European prime ministers and defence secretaries scramble to forge a collective position. Meanwhile, attacks continue in Ukraine and Russia, and we interview again the 2022 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize at Munich.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p><p>Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p><p>James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.</p><p>With thanks to Oleksandra Matviichuk (Head of the Center for Civil Liberties - Ukraine).  @avalaina on X.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Content Referenced:</strong></p><p>Potentially putting Britons in harm’s way is a huge responsibility – but we must be ready to do our bit for Europe (British PM Keir Starmer in <em>The Telegraph</em>)</p><p><em>The Telegraph</em> Live Blog of today's developments:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/17/ukraine-russia-war-starmer-paris-latest-news/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/17/ukraine-russia-war-starmer-paris-latest-news/</a></p><p><br></p><p>This is how Ukraine’s war ends. But Trump’s plan for what comes next is even more radical (Roland Oliphant in <em>The Telegraph</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/02/16/sir-keir-starmer-british-troops-ukraine/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/02/16/sir-keir-starmer-british-troops-ukraine/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The Telegraph: <a href=\"http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p><p>Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}