LIVE: Russian President Putin Meets PM Modi at SCO Summit Amid US Pressure Over Russian Oil | N18G

SCO Summit LIVE: Russia's Putin Meets PM Modi in Tianjin Ahead of SCO Summit | Xi Jinping | PM Modi | CNBC TV18 Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among the twenty world leaders attending a regional security summit in China. Xi Jinping, China's president, is also holding talks with Modi ahead of the annual gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the port city of Tianjin. It is Modi's first time in China in seven years. The summit comes as US President Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Indian goods as punishment for Delhi's continued purchase of Russian oil, and Putin faces threats of sanctions for his ongoing war on Ukraine. TIANJIN, CHINA - President Vladimir Putin arrives in China at the start of a four-day visit. The Russian leader will first attend the two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin. Putin will then travel to Beijing to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and attend a massive military parade in the Chinese capital commemorating the end of World War Two after Japan's formal surrender. Heads of state and delegations from across Asia and the Middle East will meet from Sunday in the Chinese port city of Tianjin for the two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional security grouping that has emerged as a cornerstone of Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s drive to rebalance global power in their favor. #scosummit #putin #xijinping #pmmodi #cnbctv18 #livenews #chinanews