{"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/6952ec7a2305c7fb14c8a061?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Predicting 2026: Will Ukraine finally get a peace deal?","description":"<p>The FT’s Europe editor Ben Hall thought there would be a Ukraine peace deal in 2025. Despite lots of back and forth over ceasefire proposals, an agreement has yet to materialise. The negotiations reveal a lot about the relationship between the west and Russia. Can the countries come to an agreement in 2026?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/ac44e3a5-36ee-4cf8-af57-06a1ba51baa4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Forecasting the World in 2025</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3LcppHs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for 50-year US security guarantee for Ukraine</a></p><p><br></p><p>Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted by <a href=\"https://www.ft.com/sonja-hutson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sonja Hutson</a>, and produced by Victoria Craig and Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/a3975694-0631-43d5-85d7-9459be4df7ff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}