Summit With Russia, India and Iran Shows Leverage Wars Have Given Xi of China NYT > Top Stories By: Paul Sonne and David Pierson 31 August 2026 at 23:11 A two-day conference of the 10-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kyrgyzstan shows the limits of U.S. economic warfare. © Pavel Mikheyev/ReutersXi Jinping, the Chinese leader, center, and the Kyrgyz president, Sadyr Japarov, left, during a welcoming ceremony in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Monday.
Why Putin Is Fighting On, Even as His Problems Multiply NYT > Top Stories By: Paul Sonne 28 August 2026 at 23:29 There is little sign that public exhaustion, economic headwinds or increased Ukrainian strikes are changing the Russian leader’s view that he will eventually achieve victory. © Pool photo by Alexander ZemlianichenkoRussian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that despite Moscow’s challenges, he believes Kyiv’s situation is worse.
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