{"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/67cb2d21ffae9c0f4e6b1e52?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Russia surges to border in Kursk as Ukraine holds line in Donbas","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/1741369187302-1e32d618-47d3-433d-a070-6e8ed490e42a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Day 1,108.</strong></p><p>Today, Russian forces split Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region and advance towards the border. Meanwhile, Russia targets a Ukrainian gas facility with missiles and drones just after Zelensky calls for a truce on attacks on infrastructure.&nbsp;On the political side, we discuss the consequences of the withdrawal of US intelligence to Ukraine, the French nuclear shield offer, and Russia’s response to the idea of European peacekeeping forces in Ukraine. We also look to Washington for the Hegseth and Healey summit.&nbsp;Lastly, we sit down with Sir Bill Browder and Yuliya Ziskina to discuss why Russian frozen assets should be transferred to Ukraine for defence spending and reparations.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Adélie&nbsp;Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.</p><p>Dominic&nbsp;Nicholls&nbsp;(Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p><p>Danielle&nbsp;Sheridan&nbsp;(Defence Editor).&nbsp;@SheridanDani on X.</p><p>Hamish&nbsp;De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X</p><p>With thanks to Sir William Browder KCMG (Head of Global Magnitsky Justice campaign and author) @Billbrowder on X, and Juliya Ziskina (Senior Legal Fellow at Razom for Ukraine). @jziskina on X.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>NOW AVAILABLE IN NEW LANGUAGES:</strong></p><p>The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them, or click the links below.</p><p><a href=\"https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen here&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/24/ukraine-the-latest-podcast-russian-ukrainian-ai-translation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more about the tech&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Content Referenced:</strong></p><p>Danielle Sheridan in QWashington DC on the Hegseth-Healy summit</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/06/calling-trump-pro-russia-garbage-hegesth-ukraine/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/06/calling-trump-pro-russia-garbage-hegesth-ukraine/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Hamish De Bretton-Gordon in the Telegraph, ‘Trump is behaving like a businessman, not a Commander-in-Chief’</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/06/trump-behaving-like-businessman-not-commander-in-chief/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/06/trump-behaving-like-businessman-not-commander-in-chief/</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/03/05/how-trump-left-ukraine-blind-without-us-intelligence/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Telegraph on the US intelligence blackout</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/03/06/fen-un-mercenaire-chinois-au-service-de-la-guerre-de-poutine-en-ukraine_6576734_3210.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Le Monde’s interview with Oleksyi, commander in an air defence unit near Odesa with US cutting military aid</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/03/06/en-ukraine-avec-la-suspension-de-l-aide-militaire-americaine-et-du-partage-de-renseignements-ce-sera-pire-qu-au-debut-de-l-invasion_6576797_3210.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Le Monde on Chinese citizens enrolling in Russian forces</a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe: <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"}