{"id":375716,"date":"2026-09-04T01:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T00:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/putins-best-bet-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T01:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T00:00:32","slug":"putins-best-bet-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/putins-best-bet-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin\u2019s best bet? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/Op3Qolw4Qv8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Putin\u2019s best bet? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Op3Qolw4Qv8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Putin is expected to mobilise troops in his continuing effort to take the Donbas region of Ukraine. 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