Back to front: visiting Ukraine’s firing line
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<p>As diplomatic efforts played out in Saudi Arabia our correspondent recounts travels along the nearly unbroken <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/08/02/ukrainian-soldiers-describe-their-experiences-battling-russia?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">front line</a> of the war—finding frustrated but determined soldiers and exhausted, fearful civilians. We examine the row around Japan’s plan to <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/07/13/asia-is-rowing-about-fukushima-nuclear-wastewater?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">release wastewater</a> from the Fukushima disaster (09:21). And how rosé wine became summertime’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/08/04/how-provencal-rose-became-the-summer-tipple-par-excellence?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">go-to tipple</a> (15:39).</p><br><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to <a href="https://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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