{"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/670698662128020f6bad71a8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Germany’s ‘deplorable’ divide on the Ukraine war","description":"<p>Gideon talks to Norbert Röttgen, a CDU member of the foreign affairs committee of the German parliament and author of a new book called&nbsp;<em>Democracy and War</em>. Röttgen criticises Chancellor&nbsp;Olaf Scholz for failing to live up to his early pledges of support for&nbsp;Ukraine. He laments the country's 'deplorable' divide on the Ukraine war, but&nbsp;says he is convinced that most Germans recognise that a victory for Russia would be disastrous for Europe. <em>Clips: SPD; Info fur die Welt</em></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Gideon on X @<a href=\"https://twitter.com/gideonrachman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gideonrachman</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3U3iEJ4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Germany, political extremism and the risks to Ukraine</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3Yi0g1U\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Victory for the AfD raises difficult questions about east Germany</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3XXwpdy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Germany to launch limited military service in push to be ‘war ready’</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3XWXhKU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine’s shifting war aims</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/513a751a-a349-4484-9a54-1461948ef819\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}