Putin and Xi Reaffirm Strategic Alliance Amid Global Uncertainty at SCO Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan, reaffirming their strategic alliance. This meeting, their first since May, saw Xi express happiness to meet Putin again, whose country is in its fifth year of war in Ukraine. The leaders reportedly discussed economic relations, with Russia's economy increasingly dependent on China due to Western sanctions. This highlights their shared vision of a multipolar world and a united front against the West.