July 4, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin has attended a virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in his first appearance at an international event since Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin staged a short-lived mutiny in June.

Putin on Tuesday joined India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose country is hosting the event, China’s President Xi Jinping, as well as leaders and representatives from several Central Asian states, including Pakistan and Kazakhstan.

The forum focused on security and economic cooperation, fighting terrorism and drug trafficking, tackling climate change and the situation in Afghanistan.

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