Can Putin's diplomacy help him counter Western isolation? | Inside Story

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has wrapped up a two-nation Asia tour on a high. It was the first time in 24 years he'd set foot in North Korea and left Pyongyang with a new defence pact to show for it. His two-day visit to Vietnam yielded several new trade agreements with the manufacturing hub. Putin's latest state visits seem to be an attempt to bolster support amid increasing isolation over his war in Ukraine. But what do these countries stand to gain from closer ties with Moscow? And how is Washington reacting?

Presenter: Laura Kyle
Guests:
Andrei Lankov -- Professor at Kookmin University and director of NK News, an online news source fo-cused on North Korea
Benjamin Young -- Assistant Professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University and author of the book, 'Guns, Guerrillas and the Great Lead3er: North Korea and the Third World'
Carlyle Thayer -- Professor Emeritus at the University of New South Wales Canberra and a former senior staff member at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies at the U.S. Pacific Command

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