it is difficult for us to exclude today up of the wagner group in belarus could pose a potential threat to poland which shares a border with belarus. herthreat which shares a border with belarus. her threat to lithuania which also has the longest border with belarus among other countries and also to latvia, a neighbour of belarus. 0ne one of the eu leaders meeting for a two day meeting in brussels. central to the summit will be the role china will play. it is said to call on china to help bring an end to the war and to engage in the global challenges. let s go to my guest at the studio was a senior fellow my guest at the studio was a seniorfellow for asia my guest at the studio was a senior fellow for asia pacific security for the institute for strategic studies. thank you forjoining us on the programme. how closely is china watching what s going on with the wagner group in russia? i think there is no doubt that china think there is no doubt that china is think there is no
Programme. how closely is china watching what s going on with the wagner group in russia? i think there is no doubt that china think there is no doubt that china is think there is no doubt that china is watching what is happening in russia very closelx happening in russia very closely. i think the assessment is likely closely. i think the assessment is likely to be that after this embarrassing coup attempt, putin embarrassing coup attempt, putin has appeared weaker and the emperor has been shown to have the emperor has been shown to have no the emperor has been shown to have no clothes. that said, i don t have no clothes. that said, i don t think have no clothes. that said, i don t think it s going to change don t think it s going to change the position drastically. it s going to be governed by a desire not to lose governed by a desire not to lose and governed by a desire not to lose and to the struggle of the united lose and to the struggle of the united states, n