# Putin meets Xi at regional security summit

https://mins.news/en/item/38794

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-31 13:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/putin-meets-chinas-xi-at-regional-security-summit/

> Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Aug. 31 during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek. The Kremlin said the talks took place in a “friendly and constructive atmosphere,” focusing on bilateral ties and touching only briefly on the “Ukraine crisis.”

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