Russian President Vladimir Putin met with China’s President Xi Jinping at a summit in Uzebekistan in an attempt to strengthen relations with his remaining allies after a stunning week of losses in Ukraine, and amid growing dissent within his own country.

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Putin leans on China after Ukraine 'embarassment'

Vladimir Putin may be maligned in the west, but in Uzbekistan, he's a welcome participant in an eight Nations Summit. This was the Russian president first meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping. Since the invasion of Ukraine, Value, the balance position of our Chinese friends when it comes to the Ukraine crisis is dead. We understand your questions and concerns about this. It was a public acknowledgment that there may be friction and what has been referred to as a friendship Without Limits. Do you have a major country to inject stability into a turbulent world? Russia's, born Ukraine has made its relationship with China even more important. Because the invasion has left it increasingly isolated on the global stage and domestically, there are fresh signs of some of the scent, essential threat to Russia, my country, I lost in st. Petersburg, who sent a letter to Russian lawmakers demanding that President? Putin be removed from office. There are signs of high treason. They wrote an incredibly risky move, seeing that an opposition politician in Moscow, has recently been sentenced to seven years in prison for discrediting the military, but aren't you afraid of going to jail? Will use only worlds that Russian crime, laws allowed us to Paulette like special military, operation Sienna others have received public support but many have been fined and in St. Petersburg, the court has signaled. It will dissolve the council because while Russia's influence is waning internationally, Putin's grip on power inside the country. Remain, strong writer Stewart, CBC News.

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