{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6998810f1b49b62ccc851e6b/699896a0240b4a2d75d27426?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Fiona Hill: Putin is manipulating Trump and doesn’t want peace","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6998810f1b49b62ccc851e6b/1771847207833-a9ce45aa-7ca5-4301-ad50-65bf1b636f3e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Fiona Hill, a Russian expert and former White House adviser, who witnessed meetings between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, tells The Independent podcast World of Trouble’s Sam Kiley that the Russian president knows how to mesmerise his US counterpart - and has no plan to give up his designs on Ukraine.</p><p><br></p><p>Originally published on November 29, 2025.</p><p><br></p><p>Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n</p><p><br></p><p>The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent</p><p><br></p><p>Find us on social:</p><p>TikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@independent</p><p>Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/the.independent/</p><p>X (Twitter) / https://twitter.com/Independent</p><p>Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline</p><p><br></p><p>Download the iOS &amp; Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh</p><p>Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x</p><p><br></p><p>Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations</p>","author_name":"The Independent"}