{"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/67b4b08dd7f65bb045ac71c7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Revealed: Trump’s confidential plan to put Ukraine in a stranglehold","description":"<p><strong>Day 1,091.</strong></p><p>Today, as the US welcomes Russia back in from the diplomatic cold with so-called peace talks in Saudi Arabia, we ask who now speaks for Europe and we examine whether hybrid warfare could trigger Article 5. Plus, we discuss Trump’s demand for a $500bn (£400bn) “payback” from Ukraine.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p><p>Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p><p>With thanks to Ilona Khmeleva (Secretary, Economic Security Council of Ukraine). @Ilona_Khmeleva on X.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Content Referenced:</strong></p><p>Revealed: Trump’s confidential plan to put Ukraine in a stranglehold (<em>The Telegraph</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/18/ukraine-russia-war-trump-zelensky-putin-latest-news/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/18/ukraine-russia-war-trump-zelensky-putin-latest-news/</a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Battle Lines</em>&nbsp;Episode Michael Ignatieff:</p><p><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/trump-edition-can-europe-defend-itself-without-america/id1712903296?i=1000692146137\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/trump-edition-can-europe-defend-itself-without-america/id1712903296?i=1000692146137</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Germany rejects Starmer’s Ukraine peace plan: (<em>The Telegraph</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/17/germany-rejects-starmer-ukraine-peace-plan/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/17/germany-rejects-starmer-ukraine-peace-plan/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Baerbock lets slip: Billions for Ukraine after the election (<em>Berliner Zeitung</em>)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-verantwortung/baerbock-verplappert-sich-nach-der-wahl-milliarden-fuer-ukraine-li.2295623\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-verantwortung/baerbock-verplappert-sich-nach-der-wahl-milliarden-fuer-ukraine-li.2295623</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"}