ASTANA, Kazakhstan: The leaders of Russia and China were in Kazakhstan on Wednesday (Jul 3) for a regional summit, seeking to harden anti-Western alliances and press their influence in the strategic Central Asian region.
Russia n President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping look toward each other as they shake hands prior to their talks in Beijing, China , Thursday, May 16, 2024. ASTANA, Kazakhstan : The leaders of Russia and China were in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for a regional summit, seeking to harden anti-Western alliances and press their influence in the strategic Central Asian region.
But China's rising economic power and sprawling investment in the region has challenged Russian influence. Russia's war on Ukraine has also been seen as creating an opening for other powers to swoop into regions that have been traditionally aligned with Moscow. In a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the summit, Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Putin he was awaiting a visit from him"as soon as possible".NATO member Türkiye is positioning itself as a possible mediator in the Ukraine war.Putin said the two countries were developing ties"despite all the difficulties at the moment in the world".
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