Russian President Vladimir Putin used the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin as an opportunity to show the West that he still maintains international backing despite three years of war in Ukraine. At this forum, the Kremlin leader sought to demonstrate that Russia is not in diplomatic isolation, reports Baltimore Chronicle citing El Pais.
Foreign trips have become a test of diplomatic resilience for Putin. In Tianjin, he held meetings with the leaders of China and India — the two most populous nations in the world. The Kremlin is attempting to frame their involvement as evidence of building an alternative axis of influence that could counterbalance the United States and its allies.
During his remarks, Putin praised the “efforts” and “proposals” put forward by Beijing and New Delhi, which he claimed aim to help resolve the “Ukrainian crisis.” He also repeated Moscow’s long-standing narrative that the conflict was triggered not by Russia’s 2022 invasion, but by what the Kremlin describes as a Western-backed coup in 2014.
Earlier we wrote that Kim Jong Un and Putin to attend Beijing Military Parade for WWII Anniversary.