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Putin Arrives in Kyrgyzstan for SCO Summit
The Moscow Times • • general
Key Points:
- Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit and hold nine bilateral meetings with leaders from China, India, Kazakhstan, Iran, Turkey, and Armenia.
- Putin's key discussions include the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Ukraine and Black Sea security with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Armenia's EU pivot and opposition arrests with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
- On the sidelines of the SCO summit, Putin will meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian for the first time since the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran began in February 2026.
- Putin is traveling with a small delegation including Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, reflecting the summit's strategic importance for Russia and its Eurasian partners.
- After the SCO events and the World Nomad Games opening ceremony, Putin will depart Bishkek for Vladivostok to attend the Eastern Economic Forum.
