Russia desperately searches for allies as Vladimir Putin & Xi Jinping meet for first time since the invasion

Day 204.

Today, we analyse a leaked video of what appears to be the Wagner group recruiting convicts in a Russian penal colony. Plus, we’re on the ground in Samarkand, Uzbekistan ahead of the first meeting because Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping since before the Invasion of Ukraine.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22.

Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.

Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). Follow Nataliya on Twitter @Nat_Vasilyeva.

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