{"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-eb815c343eb9/63654202a8f89a0011da8a9a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Putin fights wars, with Mark Galeotti","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f7a11a8cbe4dd53cefde/1642097461837-7e9fcedf87d1e386dc0a752d7ef6b7c1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Ahead of the publication of his new book,&nbsp;<em>Putin’s Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine</em>, the political scientist Mark Galeotti speaks to Ido Vock about how Vladimir Putin views his right to wage war, Russia's military tactics, and why Ukraine is proving a much tougher battle for the regime.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Read more:</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Rachel Clarke on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/11/kyiv-bunker-palliative-ukraine-war-zone-jeremy-hunt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a night in a Kyiv bunker</a>, palliative care in a war zone, and another chance for Jeremy Hunt</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Lawrence Freedman on why Putin is counting on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/10/vladimir-putin-dirty-bombs-temperatures-win-in-ukraine\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“dirty bombs”</a>&nbsp;and dipping temperatures in Ukraine</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mark Galeotti asks if Putin is really&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/04/is-putin-really-willing-to-go-nuclear\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">willing to go nuclear</a>?</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}