Putin-Xi-Modi Bromance on Full Display as Eastern Leaders Tout Strengthened Ties

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Sep 1st, 2025, 12:40 pm

(Indian Prime Minister’s Office/AP photo)

Vladimir Putin appeared to be ignore Donald Trump’s Monday deadline to hold peace talks with Ukraine, as the Russian president was spotted spending the day forging closer ties with the leaders of China and India instead.

Putin is in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization gathering in the port city of Tianjin, “where discussions focused on regional stability, bilateral trade and energy cooperation,” the Associated Press reported .

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called his country’s relationship with Moscow “special and privileged,” while Putin addressed Modi as a “dear friend” and celebrated R

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