Ukraine Crisis Looms Large at Eurasia Summit

Ukraine Crisis Looms Large at Eurasia Summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders' summit in Samarkand on Sept. 16, 2022. Sergei Bobylov/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images
Adam Morrow
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Leaders of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states met in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 15 and Sept. 16 to discuss Eurasia’s current political, economic, and security trajectory.

Russia plays a prominent role in the SCO, which was originally founded by Moscow and Beijing in hopes of counterbalancing U.S. global influence.