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S1E32: ‘Judo, botox and yoga’ – what’s Putin up to in Asia?
Analysing this is our guest - Ambassador Peter Tesch, the veteran Australian diplomat and policy strategist.
Synopsis: Join The Straits Times' senior columnist Ravi Velloor, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent.
In this episode, Ravi speaks with the eminent Australian diplomat Peter Tesch, a former ambassador to Russia and Germany for his country as well as policy strategist for the Australian defence ministry.
They discuss the recent Putin visits to North Korea and Vietnam, the message he is sending to China and the region, as well as Russia’s overall…
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