"Vladimir Putin and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi are among the more than 20 world leaders attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, which is being held in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin. The SCO comprises China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus with 16 more countries affiliated as observers or dialogue partners. The China and Russia-led regional security grouping is trying to rebalance global power in their favour and away from the US."
"During his trip, which is expected to stretch to close to a week, the Russian president will hold talks with Chinese president Xi Jinping, his close ally, and watch Beijing's Victory Day military parade marking 80 years since Japan's defeat in the second world war, where Putin is due to be the star guest alongside North Korea's Kim Jong-un and leaders of Iran and Cuba."
"Kim and Putin signed a mutual defence pact last year, and North Korea confirmed this April that it had deployed soldiers to the frontline in Ukraine to fight alongside Russian troops. Putin has turned to Beijing for trade and political support since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine was launched in February 2022. China and Russia declared a no limits partnership when Putin visited Beijing just days before he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine."
The SCO summit in Tianjin brings together more than 20 world leaders, including Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi. Member states include China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus, with 16 additional observer or dialogue partner countries. The China-and-Russia-led grouping aims to rebalance global power away from the United States. Putin, wanted by the ICC, arrived to a red-carpet welcome and will hold talks with Xi Jinping and attend Beijing's Victory Day parade. Russia has deepened ties with North Korea and leaned on China for trade and political support since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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