The capture of President Nicolas Maduro by the United States came despite his country’s longstanding alliance with both China and Russia – allies of Venezuela’s leader.

Both Beijing and Moscow have criticised the US attack, but have taken no action.

What are the implications for Russia and China?

Presenter: Adrian Finighan

Guests:

Andrey Kortunov – Former director general of the Russian International Affairs Council and a member of the Valdai Discussion Club, a Russian foreign policy think tank

Chris Weafer – Chief executive officer of Macro-Advisory, a strategic consultancy focused on political and economic affairs across Eurasia

Shaun Rein – Founder and managing director of the China Market Research Group in Shanghai and author of The Split, which analyses the geopolitical divide between the US and China