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Putin, Xi attempt to rally SCO leaders behind a new multipolar world order in Kyrgyzstan - analysis

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  • Russia and China used a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek to promote a multipolar world order and greater influence for non-Western powers.
  • Vladimir Putin called for closer SCO cooperation at the United Nations and broader representation for the Global South and East, while Xi Jinping criticized what he called the “law of the jungle.”
  • The meeting took place amid major changes since a similar 2019 summit, including Russia’s expanded invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, conflicts in Sudan and the Middle East, and U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.

Russia and China returned to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek with a familiar message: the post-American world order they seek is taking shape, and non-Western powers should have a larger role in it.

The meeting echoed a 2019 gathering in the Kyrgyz capital, when SCO leaders also traveled to Dushanbe for a regional conference. Those meetings offered an early view of Moscow and Beijing’s effort to promote a multipolar system. Seven years later, the international environment has changed sharply.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the potential of the United Nations remains untapped and called for improving its effectiveness at the SCO Plus meeting.

— TASSThe Russian state news agency described Putin’s remarks at the summit.

Russia launched a major new invasion of Ukraine in 2022 after its 2014 intervention. The United States withdrew from Afghanistan, civil war erupted in Sudan, and the Assad regime fell in 2024. Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel created a multi-front war, followed by U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran in February 2026. Russia and China are using the SCO to discuss these shifts with countries outside the Western bloc.

We do not always like or are satisfied with everything the UN does. At the same time, I must note that, to be honest, this has always been the case, practically since its creation.

— Vladimir PutinPutin discussed Russia’s longstanding dissatisfaction with the United Nations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the United Nations still had unused potential and called for greater effectiveness. He acknowledged that Moscow was not always satisfied with the UN, but said that had been true almost since its creation. Putin urged the SCO to cooperate more closely with the UN and seek wider representation for countries in the Global South and East.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is expected to visit Egypt, said the world must reject the “law of the jungle,” a statement presented as a reference to the U.S. war with Iran. The wider message from the summit was that global institutions should adapt to changing political and economic realities, while the SCO provides Russia and China with a platform to advance their vision of a fairer multipolar order.

Law of the jungle

— Xi JinpingThe Chinese president said the world must reject this principle, in an apparent reference to the U.S. war with Iran.
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