Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tianjin, China, on Sunday to a red-carpet welcome for a high-level regional security summit, according to Chinese and Russian state media. Putin joins around a dozen world leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iran’s president, at the gathering, which comes at a critical moment in stalled Ukraine peace efforts. Analysts say the summit signals growing unity among Global South nations and could pose a challenge to Washington’s fractured approach to trade and regional conflicts.
For Putin, a central focus will be coordinating positions with Beijing on the Ukraine war, as the U.S. continues to push for an end to the fighting. Earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed China’s potential role as a guarantor in any future peace deal.
Before departing, Putin hailed Russia-China ties as having reached an “unprecedentedly high level, underscoring their deepening strategic and economic cooperation. He is expected to remain in China for four days, an unusually long stay for the Russian leader, underlining the significance of the visit.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, which Beijing refers to as the largest-ever,” will be used to chart the blueprint for the bloc’s next decade of development,” according to Chinese official media.
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