Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Uzbekistan today — their first in-person encounter since Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February.
ahead of Putin's trip to Samarkand that a senior official from the ruling Chinese Communist Party said during a visit to Russia last week that Beijing "understands and supports Russia," in particular "on the situation in Ukraine."
The state-run Xinhua News Agency said Li Zhanshu, the third-ranking member of the CCP, met with Putin, but it did not mention comments about Ukraine. It said Li pledged to "continue to work with Russia to firmly support each other on issues concerning each other's core interests and major concerns."The SCO is a political, economic and security organization designed to counter U.S. influence, which Beijing and Moscow founded in 2001.
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