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Putin thanks China’s Xi for his ‘balanced’ stand on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with Uzbek President Shaukat Mirziyoyev during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. (Sergej Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) In this handout photo released by Uzbekistan President press-service, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, right, awards Chinese President Xi Jinping with the highest state award during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. (Uzbekistan President press-service via AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi shake hands during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. (Alexandr Demyanchuk, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) In this handout photo released by Uzbekistan President press-service, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk during their meeting prior to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. (Uzbekistan President press-service via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, is welcomed by Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, right, as he arrives at an airport in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, to attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). (Li Xueren/Xinhua via AP)