Putin, Xi will participate in celebrating 75 yrs of Soviet Union's recognition of People’s Republic of China. Boosting trade & military ties, China is most powerful of Russia's friends.
India and China are two countries that have sent warm messages to Putin after his fifth reelection. Western governments have condemned the polls as a ‘undemocratic’.
In a rare interview with an American journalist, the Russian president also said the war with Ukraine would stop in a few weeks if the US stopped supplying arms to Kyiv.
He is also expected to lay the groundwork for Putin's visit to the Chinese capital for the third Belt and Road Forum after an invitation by President Xi Jinping in March.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has not yet reacted to Kim-Putin meeting, but he would be in a dilemma. China won't be happy with North Korea’s renewed relations with Russia.
The two frigates - Gromkiy and Sovershenniy - made port at Shanghai, Chinese state television reported. Both vessels belong to Russia's Pacific Fleet, headquartered in Vladivostok.
Russia-Iran commodity turnover rose 20% in 2022. A regional agreement with Iran will replace an interim pact that already provides reduction in custom duties on hundreds of goods.
Li Shangfu, who met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, also said China is willing to strengthen multilateral coordination and cooperation with Russia, said CCTV News.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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