{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/6a22b565e25fe33c7caa09dc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"308. Is Kyiv Risking Western Support?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/87b0caf22ca7126b864f4385683674a3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A week after President Trump's stunning U-turn, Saul and Patrick discuss a surge of renewed Western support for Ukraine. With Europe announcing its 18th sanctions package, imposing a landmark oil price cap to cripple Russian revenues and targeting the shadow fleet used to evade them. </p>\n<p>However, as Western aid floods in, a tide of protest is rising on the streets of Kyiv. President Zelensky has signed a controversial law bringing independent anti-corruption agencies under his control, sparking the largest public dissent since the full-scale invasion and drawing serious warnings from the EU about Ukraine's membership path.</p>\n<p>Plus, we look at Putin's plan to create a \"digital Gulag\" with a new mandatory spy app, 'Max', designed to monitor all Russians.</p>\n<p>And we speak to friend of the podcast Julius Strauss, who has just returned from a trip to the Baltics.</p>\n<p>If you have any thoughts or questions, you can send them to - podbattleground@gmail.com</p>\n<p>Producer: James Hodgson</p>\n<p>X (Twitter): @PodBattleground</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices\">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>","author_name":"Goalhanger"}