Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Kazakhstan to emphasize the deepening alignment between their countries. Both leaders highlighted the strong relationship between Russia and China, describing it as the best period in their history and a stabilizing force on the international stage.
The SCO, founded in 2001 with Russia and China at its core, has evolved into a geopolitical counterweight to Western institutions. The recent addition of Belarus as a full member further solidifies the organization's role in promoting a multipolar world order.
