{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/67b7865fb3ef9b9a0140813f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Trump edition: America's embrace of Russia and how to end a war","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/1740080676298-677189fa-b36c-4819-bc3a-201a7fd67ef5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week a very public spat erupted between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Vlodomoyr Zelensky after Washington took the unprecedented step of starting peace negotiation talks with Moscow - but without Kyiv.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>After Zelensky accused Trump of disinformation, Trump retorted by branding Zelensky a dictator, something that has been roundly condemned by European leaders.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>So why has Trump turned against Zelensky, what is behind his embrace of Russia and is his view shared by Americans?</p><p><br></p><p>Plus: How do you end a war? Do they always end in negotiations, as the cliche goes? And is there a fair way to do it - particularly if neither side has been militarily defeated?</p><p><br></p><p>Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman, the Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King's College London, looks to history to discuss all these questions and more.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contact us with feedback or ideas:</strong></p><p>battlelines@telegraph.co.uk&nbsp;</p><p>@venetiarainey</p><p>@RolandOliphant</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}