SEOUL -- This weekend, as members of the Wagner paramilitary group moved toward Moscow in an uprising against President Vladimir Putin's authority, some of the most rapt observers of the unfolding tumult were the Asian countries who share cordial ties with Russia.
Ukraine war
Wagner uprising unnerves Russia's partners across Asia
Some leaders left to parse how to prevent challenges to their own power
Russian soldiers stand at the edge of a highway that leads to Moscow on June 24. © AFP/Jiji
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