{"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/6998974c166f176858dd6467?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Former British POW: I was tortured by Russia; this is how Ukraine can win","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6998810f1b49b62ccc851e6b/1771847335414-9bf62668-4628-4d93-89ac-0bdd9b492953.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Aiden Aslin, a British volunteer who joined the Ukraine’s marines, was captured and tortured by Putin’s forces and is now back fighting the Kremlin. He tells his story to the World of Trouble Podcast with world affairs editor Sam Kiley.</p><p><br></p><p>Originally published on December 20, 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"}