{"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/ed042582-a147-4945-b6ff-fed24feb3bbb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bear traps: Russia’s push in eastern Ukraine","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/62e286e0dc55dd001230a9b2.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Russian forces are having some successes in eastern Ukraine; our defence editor discusses the situation on the ground and what may <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/05/26/ukraine-needs-support-not-timorous-advice?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\">tip the balance</a> in the grinding war. We examine a <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/05/22/the-title-42-furore-highlights-americas-broken-immigration-system?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\">contentious American law</a> that reveals the country’s broken immigration system. And why independent Chinese bookshops are becoming so <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2022/03/26/how-narcissistic-youth-might-help-struggling-chinese-booksellers?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\">social-media-friendly</a>.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href=\"http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}