{"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/67ffcb952bfb8508d6f1e93e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Explosion at Russian base accused of massacre & Denmark to send troops to Ukraine","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/1744817356708-fb9d1228-7dfa-444b-ab10-17c81b68d5da.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Day 1,148.</strong></p><p>Today, as Ukraine targets the Russian units allegedly responsible for Sunday’s murderous attack on Sumy, we report how Donald Trump has backtracked on the amount of money he wants Ukraine to pay for US support in the war with Russia. Then we speak to our correspondent who has interviewed Ukrainian commanders about Russia’s spring offensive.</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>Verity Bowman (Foreign Correspondent). @VerityBowman on X.</p><p>Hamish De-Bretton Gordon (Former Tank Commander &amp; Chemical Weapons Expert). @HamishDBG on X.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Content Referenced:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Russia’s summer offensive ‘doomed to fail’ (Verity in <em>The Telegraph</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/11/russian-summer-offensive-doomed-to-fail-ukraine/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/11/russian-summer-offensive-doomed-to-fail-ukraine/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Unmasked: The Russian missile brigade slaughtering Ukrainian civilians (Colin Freeman in <em>The Telegraph</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/15/russian-missile-brigade-slaughtering-ukrainians/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/15/russian-missile-brigade-slaughtering-ukrainians/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>EU to ban Serbia if president joins Putin’s victory parade (Joe Barnes in <em>The Telegraph</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/15/eu-ban-serbia-if-president-joins-putin-victory-parade/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/15/eu-ban-serbia-if-president-joins-putin-victory-parade/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>German Leopard 2 tanks flop on battlefield in Ukraine (<em>The Telegraph</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/14/german-leopard-tanks-vulnerable-drones-ukraine-artillery/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/14/german-leopard-tanks-vulnerable-drones-ukraine-artillery/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>US Softens Minerals Deal (<em>Bloomberg</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/us-softens-calls-for-ukraine-to-pay-back-aid-in-minerals-deal-talks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/us-softens-calls-for-ukraine-to-pay-back-aid-in-minerals-deal-talks</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Denmark to send unarmed soldiers to Ukraine for drone warfare training (<em>Kyiv Independent</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://kyivindependent.com/denmark-to-send-unarmed-soldiers-to-ukraine-for-drone-warfare-training/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://kyivindependent.com/denmark-to-send-unarmed-soldiers-to-ukraine-for-drone-warfare-training/</a></p><p><br></p><p>India offers cheap loans for arms, targeting Russia's traditional customers (Reuters):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-offers-cheap-loans-arms-targeting-russias-traditional-customers-2025-04-16/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-offers-cheap-loans-arms-targeting-russias-traditional-customers-2025-04-16/</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"}