{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8becc71b-c3c4-477e-89aa-eb815c343eb9/622b840d1caf0000130c1941?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Putin's war in Ukraine is a war on the free world, with Estonia's President Alar Karis","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f7a11a8cbe4dd53cefde/1642097461837-7e9fcedf87d1e386dc0a752d7ef6b7c1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine continues, the Baltic states continue to call for sustained pressure on Vladimir Putin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Megan Gibson speaks to the Estonian president Alar Karis about his meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky days before the war, the importance of Nato membership and how best to support Ukraine.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Further reading:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Iceland’s prime minister: “My <a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/encounter/2022/02/katrin-jakobsdottir-my-opposition-to-nato-has-not-changed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">opposition to Nato</a> has not changed”</p><p>A <a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/03/a-no-fly-zone-over-ukraine-risks-igniting-war-between-nato-and-russia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">no-fly zone</a> over Ukraine risks igniting war between Nato and Russia</p><p>The <a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/geopolitics/2022/02/its-not-just-the-question-of-nato-membership-for-ukraine\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine crisis</a> is about more than just Nato membership</p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}