{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/63063c1369d4cf0012c4965d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Speaking to Ukraine on Independence Day","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Six months since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine began, today also marks Ukraine's independence day. <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-kyiv-visit-ukraine-independence-day-zelensky-b1020651.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Boris Johnson has made a surprise visit to Kyiv</a> to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky, as there is optimism Ukraine can win the war. <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Denys_Ganzha\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Denys Ganzha</a>, a Ukrainian Youth Delegate to the UN in Kyiv, tells us how the country is coping and why there is a sense of optimism the war will end.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Mixed emotions for people on the Independence Day of Ukraine</li><li>What has given Ukraine such optimism?</li><li>What more support does the country need?</li><li>How people can continue to help Ukraine</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter</a> #TheLeaderPodcast and for more news head to the <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Evening Standard Website</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}