Xi And Putin Met For The First Time Since The Invasion Of Ukraine

Xi on first trip since COVID pandemic Xi and Putin will discuss Ukraine and Taiwan

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping met Vladimir Putin in Uzbekistan on Thursday, their first meeting since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, sparking the biggest conflict between Moscow and the West since the Cold War. Russian President Vladimir Putin disembarks from a plane as he arrives for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September 15, 2022. Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS read more Xi, on his first trip outside China since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, met Putin in Uzbekistan’s ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand, where they will attend a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. The two leaders are set to discuss the war in Ukraine, tensions over Taiwan and the deepening partnership between rising superpower China and natural resource titan Russia. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Written by Olzhas Auyezov and Guy Faulconbridge. Edited by Raissa Kasolowsky, Tomasz Janowski and Hugh Lawson Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.