S1E17: Ukraine, Asia theatres have fused: Speaking of Asia
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Synopsis: Every second Friday of the month, join The Straits Times\' associate editor Ravi Velloor, as he distills his experience from four decades of covering the continent.
\\nIn this first episode of 2023, he chats with Serge Besanger, a director of Paris-based Centre for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies, on how the war in Europe is shaping and the potential for it to spread to Asia, thanks to the strategic compact between Russia and China.
\\nBesanger, who divides his time between Paris and Singapore, says Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to widen the war and that risks bringing Asia into the conflict.\\xa0
\\nHighlights (click/tap above):
\\n1:30 How Besanger\'s organisation sends life-saving blood \'pouches\' into Ukraine
\\n8:50 French to supply \\u2018hot pursuit\\u2019 tanks to Ukraine
\\n12:05 Fusing of Asian, European theatres
\\n15:03 Which Asian nations are aiding Russia?
\\n17:25 Europe\\u2019s view of China slides; how Russian-Ukraine war could last another three years
\\nProduced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Fa\\u2019izah Sani
\\nEdited by: Hadyu Rahim and Fa\\u2019izah Sani
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