{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6acf5699937a3c900fd4f56f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Kicking Kyiv: Trump’s doubtful deals","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1791972661062-7e77f8c4-748e-4271-be7f-22297b8fc0a3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Donald Trump claims to have <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/10/12/donald-trump-is-again-threatening-to-cut-off-arms-to-ukraine?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">brokered a deal</a></u> to import Russian diesel and an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. As attacks on Kyiv continue, our deputy editor says Trump is risking Ukraine’s future for a mid-term bounce. India’s government is failing to quell <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/10/13/indias-government-fails-to-crush-gen-z-protests?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gen Z protests</a></u>. And how <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/10/01/why-singing-is-note-worthy-even-if-youre-bad-at-it?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">song</a></u> binds us together and brings joy. </p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Edward Carr, deputy editor of <em>The Economist</em></li><li>Kira Huju, Asia correspondent</li><li>Joel Budd, Britain social affairs editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Ukraine, diesel, energy ceasefire, Starlink</li><li>Cockroach party, Modi, Abhijeet Dipke</li><li>Singing, Sacha Langton-Gilks, choir</li></ul><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<u><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to The Economist</a></u>.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}