private military company, the governments of the central african republic and mali have official contacts with our leadership. at their request, several hundred soldiers are working in the central african republic as instructors, and this work will continue. it s not clear what the future of wagner in europe will beat, but the kremlin will be reluctant for them to leave africa. as long as the command they command influence and natural resources. mayenijones, bbc news, kyiv. in a moment we ll talk to our international editor jeremy bowen in the ukrainian capital kyiv, but first to our russia editor steve rosenberg. steve, what s your assessment of what we ve heard tonight and where this leaves president putin? mm. ithink mm. i think that if mr putin had made that tv address two days ago after the agreement to end the