{"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/68307bc6fc865cdd04ec6322?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Putin forced to slash budgets after oil price fall & precision strikes batter Russian infrastructure","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/1748011187419-2829e87f-03ea-42b9-8376-5c44158d6e66.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Day 1,185.</strong></p><p>Today, as Ukraine closes Moscow’s airspace for the third night in a row we get our regular update about resistance activities in the occupied territories, report from a NATO exercise in Sweden and, for a little pick me up at the end of the week, you’ll hear what happened when Francis and Dom were introduced to strong Ukrainian coffee. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor for Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p><p>Dr.&nbsp;Jade&nbsp;McGlynn (War Studies Department of King's College). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>SIGN UP TO THE NEW ‘UKRAINE: THE LATEST’ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://secure.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/ukraine/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://secure.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/ukraine/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Each week, Dom Nicholls and Francis Dearnley answer your questions, provide recommended reading, and give exclusive analysis and behind-the-scenes insights – plus maps of the frontlines and diagrams of weapons to complement our daily reporting. It’s free for everyone, including non-subscribers.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Content Referenced:</strong></p><p>Hear more about Venetia's trip on our sister podcast 'Battle Lines':</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/23/battle-lines-trump-edition-inside-trumps-new-star-wars-prog/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/23/battle-lines-trump-edition-inside-trumps-new-star-wars-prog/</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>Learn More about Vadym's Coffee:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/vadymgranovskiy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.instagram.com/vadymgranovskiy/</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>How Ukraine's best coffee maker joined the fight against Russia (GQ):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/politics/article/coffee-man-of-ukraine-war-vadym-granovskiy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/politics/article/coffee-man-of-ukraine-war-vadym-granovskiy</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Joseph Nye obituary in <em>The Telegraph</em>:</p><p>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/05/12/joseph-nye-foreign-policy-soft-power-washington-obama-bush/</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><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}