President Putin (right) and Prime Minister Modi attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s online summit.
2023.07.04 Tue posted at 21:27 JST
Hong Kong (CNN) Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked world leaders for standing by his side, referring to an armed uprising by the Russian private military company Wagner late last month. He said at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) attended by the countries of the Eurasian continent.
The meeting, held online, was chaired by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was Putin’s first appearance at an international conference since the suppression of the Wagner Rebellion.
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues from the (SCO) member states, who have expressed their support that the Russian leadership will uphold constitutional order and protect the lives and lives of its citizens,” Putin said. We were able to take action to protect our safety,” he said. Among the leaders who attended the meeting were Chinese President Xi Jinping, Belarusian President Lukashenko and Iranian President Raisi.
The uprising was widely seen as the greatest threat to Putin’s authority yet, but now he wants to show the conference attendees and the world that he is still firmly in control. . In Russia, “the whole society took the form of a united front and countered the attempted armed rebellion,” he said.
Putin’s remarks come as world leaders continue to monitor the aftermath of the rebellion. The background to the uprising is the deadlock in his invasion of Ukraine.
The leaders at Wednesday’s summit include leaders of countries that could be greatly affected by Putin’s changing fortunes. Specifically, the leaders of countries that share borders with Russia, share diplomatic objectives with the Russian government, and have strong economic ties.
India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan will also participate in the SCO, which was set up by Russia and China in 2001. Member countries account for 40% of the world’s population.
The Chinese and Russian governments view the SCO as an alternative to Western-led regional blocs. With this as an important organization, they aim to roll back against the forces they regard as the US-led world order.
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2023-07-04 12:27:00
