Xi, Putin hold summit in Uzbekistan as Ukraine war dominates


              In this handout photo released by Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk during their meeting on the eve of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan via AP)
            
              This handout photo released by Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan, shows the palace where the summit of the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization, led by China and Russia will take a place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday started his first foreign trip since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin and other leaders of a Central Asian security group. (Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan via AP)