US EditionPutin and Xi Forge United Front Amid Global Power Shift
Vladimir Putin attended a summit hosted by Xi Jinping aiming to strengthen regional security and challenge Western influence during ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
- On Sunday, Vladimir Putin arrived in Tianjin, China for a rare four-day visit and was welcomed on the tarmac with a red carpet reception by top city officials.
- President Xi Jinping will host about 20 world leaders in Tianjin at a two‑day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, which China uses to counter Western influence.
- A Russian drone strike overnight damaged four power facilities near Odesa, leaving more than 29,000 customers without electricity; Oleh Kiper said, `Critical infrastructure is operating on generators`.
- General Valery Gerasimov claimed Russia captured more than 3,500 sq km and 149 villages since March, but the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces called these figures `grossly exaggerated`.
- The violence and diplomatic splits highlight wider stakes for Western policy as senior White House officials say European leaders undermine progress while a Kyiv assault killed at least 23 and injured 48.
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At the summit of the Shanghai Organization for Cooperation, China wants to show unity with the Russia-friendly bloc - a sign also against the West. But how stable is the alliance?
The »Shanghai Organization for Cooperation« (SOZ) is only a loose alliance of states. However, its meeting signals that the »West« is no longer needed in Asia, Raul Zelik analyses.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's summit provides a stage for autocrats. Russia's President Putin accuses Europe and the US of triggering the war in Ukraine as a West-driven coup in Kiev.
Pass me the fin, comrade, disturbing scene at the rogue summit in China.
At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and other heads of state demonstrate unity. "This is really a common front against freedom," says China expert Adrian Geiges.
The explosive SCO summit in China continues. At the meeting, the Ukraine war also dominates the topics of discussion. Vladimir Putin wants to meet with modes today.
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