FT News Briefing

Russia’s ‘second front’

Consumer confidence in the eurozone is up, Moscow is buying influence in Africa on the cheap, and the FT’s Henry Foy explains how the war in Ukraine shattered illusions and shifted EU foreign policy.  Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/925e82bf-a7f0-4870-b881-ae745933e66d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">European consumer confidence hits one-year high as energy crisis eases</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0c459575-5c72-4558-821e-b495c9db9b6f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Moscow bought a new sphere of influence on the cheap</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d427c855-c665-4732-9dd1-3ae314464d12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Russia’s propaganda machine is reshaping the African narrative</a> Download the FT Edit app here: <a href="http://ft.com/ftedit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ft.com/ftedit</a> The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.  <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/610808f9-8a99-4629-8d67-3ac9b8e651a1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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