{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/73fe3ede-5c5c-4850-96a8-30db8dbae8bf/622951b6eee9f500126e53a6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ukraine war boosts Macron’s re-election chances     ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621e1a5bf5df83377cc948b8/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>EU leaders prepare to meet in Versailles today for a summit aimed at a unified response to the war in Ukraine, and Citigroup is having a hard time selling its retail bank in Russia. Plus, the FT’s Paris bureau chief Victor Mallet explains how the Ukraine war is boosting Emmanuel Macron’s re-election chances.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ft-news-briefing/id1438449989\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Apple Podcasts</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/1410RabA4XOqO6IV8p0gYF?si=90A-moBFRbG1bukYSrNFsQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Spotify</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/ad59b882-5920-4b22-802e-289a7d5a49be?\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EU struggles to deepen unity on defence and energy</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/894144b6-c785-4fd5-8a3b-76747bc534dc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Citigroup ‘running out of options’ in push to sell Russian bank</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/c083d3ff-9cd8-492d-a15a-099e08ad7880\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A home run’: Ukraine war boosts Emmanuel Macron’s re-election chances</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/freetoread\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">War in Ukraine: free to read</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/91a12cd1-dca8-46ab-b807-16a0912545e0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}