{"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/68d5e11d730cf5a74704bc42?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ukraine’s new war chest: frozen Russian funds?","description":"<p>Oracle, private equity group Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi’s MGX will control roughly 45 per cent of TikTok USA, Germany’s chancellor has called for Europe to use frozen Russian assets to create new loan to finance Ukraine’s war effort, and a landmark trial finds former French president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy. Plus, can a US bailout save Argentina’s president from deepening political problems?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4pI1b7j\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok US to be valued at $14bn after Trump’s deal, White House says</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4nSDo2U\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">European officials fear Trump is preparing to blame them for Ukraine failure</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/46kYnp8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Germany’s Merz backs using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4nobWKx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years in prison in Libya corruption trial</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4nmBmZ3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Can a US bailout save Argentina’s Javier Milei?</a></p><p>Until 29th October, you can save 40% on a standard annual digital subscription at <a href=\"http://ft.com/briefingsale\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ft.com/briefingsale</a></p><p><br></p><p>Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Persis Love, Victoria Craig, Katya Kumkova, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/353b6321-de7a-4006-9e5f-483b138bce6f\" 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"}