Russian President Vladimir Putin met his counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing during his two-day state visit to China. This is the Russian leader's first foreign trip since his re-election in March and the second visit to China in just over six months. Indicating China's strategic significance for Russia amid Western sanctions it is facing over its offensive in Ukraine.
In one of the most important meetings, PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed global food security, energy security and the availability of fertilisers during their meeting on the sidelines of the 22nd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on Friday.