{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"In Solidarity - by openDemocracy","title":"Trump, Putin and the Betrayal of Ukraine","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d9701a62\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2821,"description":"In this episode Sian Norris speaks with The Guardian’s Luke Harding about his book Betrayal: Putin, Trump and the New Age of Conquest (https://uk.bookshop.org/a/8711/9781783353378), covering Harding’s 2007–2011 Moscow posting, FSB harassment and his expulsion while investigating Litvinenko and Putin’s wealth.\nLuke argues Putin’s worldview is neo-imperial and explains how Western leaders misread Russia before the February 2022 full-scale invasion. He describes Biden’s fear of nuclear escalation and slow delivery of weapons, and says some Ukrainians hoped Trump might end the war, but Harding believes Trump behaves like a Russian asset, citing deference to Putin, policy shifts, cuts to Ukraine aid, and possible kompromat.\nWe also explore Kremlin ties to the British right, Brexit-era influence, Nigel Farage’s Russia Today appearances, and the Nathan Gill bribery case, before ending on Ukraine’s resilience, drone innovation, and a strategy of degrading Russia’s war economy.\n00:00 Introduction\n01:13 Expelled From Moscow\n03:34 FSB Harassment Campaign\n07:05 Warnings Before Invasion\n10:17 Putin Mythology Ukraine\n13:56 Biden Zelensky Tensions\n17:51 Alaska Summit Deference\n20:03 Why Trump Aligns Russia\n23:42 Oval Office Ambush\n26:15 Britain Right Russia Links\n29:27 Nathan Gill Bribery Case\n35:12 Far Right Influence Network\n37:18 New Age Of Conquest\n40:05 Drone Warfare Template\n40:54 Ukraine Resilience Winter\n43:49 Ukraine Innovation Victory\nPresented by Sian Norris\nProduced by harry Beney\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/swGGhP8cZAkHBfFYG8ZeSUimQx84CLBSBdyjunfg4-I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMmM2/OTgyZjRiMTBiMGQ0/MDMxOTg1YTAyNDVl/OWVjYS5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}