{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/7144a390-7a86-440e-9b2e-db712c18368c/6347162e84830f0012f90fde?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Russia's nuclear threat","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62874923a6361b2c768dddbf/show-cover.png?height=200","description":"<p>Ukrainian cities have faced an onslaught of missiles from Russia this week in retaliation for the attack on the Kerch bridge that links Russia with occupied Crimea. Russia has threatened to go further and to use tactical nuclear weapons rather than face the defeat of its forces in Ukraine. But would it? Alexander Gabuev, a senior fellow for the Carnegie Endowment think-tank, tells Gideon he thinks Putin’s threat is deadly serious.</p><p><em>Clips: BBC</em></p><p><br></p><p>More on this topic:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/228ca694-3edf-49c1-9a41-17175683ddff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Putin suggests Nord Stream gas exports to Europe could be restored</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/c7164b68-46f6-4081-855f-f1ae93f2c51b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nato allies struggle to secure air defence systems for Ukraine</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/4351d5b0-0888-4b47-9368-6bc4dfbccbf5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in maps — latest updates</a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/11b882ba-c756-4e4d-810a-b5d276a88faa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}