{"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/68af277b982c36846e3ee199?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"America ‘offers’ air and intelligence support to postwar force in Ukraine & Russian oil terminals 'continue to burn', destroying 17% capacity","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/1756309348576-ad0d6d14-5a48-45fb-bb7b-06d798a13ebf.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Day 1,281.</strong></p><p>Today, we discuss reports that the US has offered air and intelligence support to a postwar force in Ukraine, the impact of strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure, and hear the latest twist in the ongoing saga of the destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline back in 2022.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p><p>Dominic Nicholls&nbsp;(Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p><p>James Rothwell&nbsp;(Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Content Referenced:</strong></p><p>Episode feat. interview with Commander of the Finnish Army, Lt Gen Pasi Välimäki:</p><p>- Apple: <a href=\"https://shorturl.at/LgRLZ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://shorturl.at/LgRLZ</a> </p><p>- Spotify: <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/6udyZnDmeAn6w7pY3yJ7tC\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://open.spotify.com/episode/6udyZnDmeAn6w7pY3yJ7tC</a> </p><p>- YouTube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApgMj3GpPCk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApgMj3GpPCk</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Francis’s Video Dispatch in Moldova:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZC5FvDt-u0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZC5FvDt-u0</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Ukrainian morale suffers as troop favourite Warhammer stops translating novels (The Telegraph):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/25/ukrainian-morale-troop-favourite-warhammer-translations-end/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/25/ukrainian-morale-troop-favourite-warhammer-translations-end/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>US offers air and intelligence support to postwar force in Ukraine (Financial Times):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/66ec25a0-4af8-467f-9fbe-cf42de890a7e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/content/66ec25a0-4af8-467f-9fbe-cf42de890a7e</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Desperate for more soldiers, Russia recruits HIV-positive prisoners, civilians (Kyiv Independent):</p><p><a href=\"https://kyivindependent.com/to-fill-its-ranks-russia-seeks-hiv-positive-recruits-via-social-media-and-ukraines-occupied-territories/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://kyivindependent.com/to-fill-its-ranks-russia-seeks-hiv-positive-recruits-via-social-media-and-ukraines-occupied-territories/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>US and Russian officials discussed energy deals alongside latest Ukraine peace talks (Reuters): <a href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-russian-officials-discussed-energy-deals-alongside-latest-ukraine-peace-talks-2025-08-26/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-russian-officials-discussed-energy-deals-alongside-latest-ukraine-peace-talks-2025-08-26/</a>&nbsp;</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;&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>Subscribe:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p><p>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a></p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}