Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the Kremlin said on Monday.

In recent years, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s participation in summits of post-Soviet integration structures has become one of the clearest indicators of Yerevan’s changing foreign policy course. Formally, Armenia remains a member of the Eurasian Economic Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest visit to Beijing for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping has once again placed the spotlight on one of the most consequential geopolitical partnerships in the world.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not personally attend the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa, the Kremlin confirmed on Wednesday.

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the second Russia-Central Asia summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit Tajikistan in the coming week to participate in a summit of CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) heads of state.

Putin’s participation in the SCO summit in Beijing and his talks with Xi Jinping underscored that Moscow and Beijing are shifting from occasional cooperation to a structured alliance, focused on evading sanctions and building alternative economic pathways.

China will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1, bringing together more than 20 world leaders in a high-profile display of Global South solidarity. The event will feature Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among others.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on Thursday that there is currently no agenda for a potential summit between President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accusing Zelenskyy of rejecting all proposed discussion points.