{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2ad2e9440b9d7bbf6bde6b/6a2ad6f972ff36e11a11935d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Putin on a Brave Face: Russia braces for humiliating Victory Day","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2ad2e9440b9d7bbf6bde6b/0eceea9f27e60886898774f748ce322d.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Many anticipated a subdued Victory Day – and that was before the Kremlin claimed Ukraine attempted to assassinate Vladimir Putin. With this leading to even more cities scaling back their festivities, <strong>Arthur Snell</strong> asks <strong>Professor Stefan Wolff</strong> what exactly does Russia have to celebrate in 2023? </p><ul>\n<li><em>“Putin is trying to link Ukraine to a larger narrative that Russia is always being on the right side of history.”</em></li>\n<li><em>“The drone incident may be a way to downscale the victory day events.”</em></li>\n<li><em>“This is a narrative you can feed to a population deprived of a balance feed of news” </em></li>\n</ul><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/bunkercast\"><strong><em>www.patreon.com/bunkercast</em></strong></a></p><p><em>Written and presented by Arthur Snell. Produced by Liam Tait. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. </em><strong><em>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bunker_pod/\"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/bunker_pod\"><strong> Twitter</strong></a></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices\">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>","author_name":"Podmasters"}