{"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/f33105b5-79e9-4841-a60a-919c1c69a4dd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Putin and his entourage","description":"<p>Gideon talks to Catherine Belton, author of the bestselling book <em>Putin’s People</em>, about who is likely to be influencing the Russian president as he decides whether to step back or press on with the war in Ukraine.</p><p><em>Clips: Reuters, BBC</em></p><p><br></p><p>Want to read more?</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/3a987878-7f26-11ea-b0fb-13524ae1056b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Turned on the West</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/0706d6f4-6668-4f67-ab1c-d535d847caf7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Germany and Austria plan for gas rationing over payment stand-off with Russia</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/4c4c4c04-151c-467c-b011-136d56546da9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">War in Ukraine: what explains the calm in global stock markets?</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/51b9d1fe-3a20-498c-9828-cac56d04305b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Antigua investigates yacht with possible Abramovich ties</a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design by Jasiu Sigsworth</em></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/764a455b-5592-46c3-b16f-41ba09a8ac4a\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}