what changed the xi jinping was twofold. on the broader sense of opening unit mentioned there was the series of reforms that the xi jinping era ushered in in the sense that china needed to open up engage with the rest of the world including their economic growth. it proved tremendously successful to economic growth that they were able to achieve. by the time xi jinping came in i think that growth had slowed a little bit and on top of that he himself inherited an administration that decentralized for three decades by that point decentralizing out the centers of power within china and is an example of that there's something like 60 different regulatory agencies when she's in pain came to power from the first things he did was consolidate all of those agencies and the administration china and elaborated with the control authorities were in different agencies. as a result they've been able to exert greater and greater control over the digital surveillance system to the point where now the scale scale and extend the reach all of

this is kind of a win-win for xi jinping.e looks like a strong international leader and has lots of allies, that is the image he wants to present. >> let me ask you to speculate, when the doors are shut, do you think xi jinping says to vladimir putin, look, you'veot to bring this waro an end? >> i would love toe a fly on the wall ithat meeting. putin has very big ego. this is probably the worst optics for him, the timing of this. really comes with very weak after the ukrainian advanced 10 days ago. i think xi jinng might try to encourage. he could playhe big peacemaker if he wan, but it is also a dangerous relationship. they share a huge border. russia has nuclear weapons. xi jinping and putin are unpredictable leaders. i think he has to be costed -- cautious and massage putin's ego. >> two men with two very big egos. the founder for the center of russia-europe-asia studies in brussels. thank you. ursula von der leyen today traveled to ukraine to meet with president zelenskyy. it comes a week after ukraine began a counteroffe

if xi jinping himself had not come along, the u.s. would still be dealing with the challenges of a powerful but insecure china. in some ways, you can even say xi jinping is as much an effect as a cause, that someone like him would have come along at some point in china's trajectory even if it was not xi jinping himself. he clearly plays a very important role in shaping the political objectives and in pushing china to go harder and faster and trying to accomplish objectives than it had in the past. he has done a variety of things that put this into overdrive. domestic repression has gone into overdrive under xi jinping you have seen a return to a more ideological style governance within china, one with strong neo-totalitarian leanings. you have also seen xi jinping say some things that lead a number of analysts to worried that he may increasingly associate his own trajectory with that of china and very distractive ways. so there has been for years and years, when chinese leaders were asked about the status of taiwan, their answer was b

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and certainly at the same time, xi jinping and vladimir putin are meeting in uzbekistan. navies of the two countries are in tacific ocean, having joint drills. and that clearly is not just a coincidence. china has maintained it is neutral in terms of the war in ukraine. clearly beijing has offered considerable support to moscow and its efforts. and if you look at state media here, the coverage is extensively delivering a line, if i can put it that way, from the kremlin. the understanding of the war is the kremlin's understanding of the war. >> it was really interestingo hear that from vladimir putin. it was quite unexpected. publicly, beijing has not talked about its concerns. here is the kremlin leader at this meeting with president xi, revealing to the world that beijing has these concerns. what we don't know is what happened after that when the journalist left it all in the closed part of that meeting. they't know what those concerns are. we don't know if those concerns will make the kremlin pause for thought about what it's doing in the ukraine. laura: let's go to mex

it's important to note xi jinping religion fundamentally connected to national security.a consequence he's underscored the need to fight against foreign through the use of religion religious extremism including the internet. this relation is an interval part of the policy to subjugate and control all religious groups forcing support and loyalty to these policy or else it faced severe consequences. his new regulation is the latest example of extending refining to authoritarianism that tries to intimidate and cause citizens to perpetuate its roles. i think minority religion have bore the brunt of these technology brutalities in recent years of the commission has well-documented. the ccp has been exploiting authoritarianism overseas in countries for human rights records as well. regimes can emulate these models for political dissidents and human rights advocacy's. u.s. government continue to ensure critical technology is not exported to china and contributes to any religious freedom overall. united states government imposes more targeted sanctions on chinese officials and en

and i am sure xi jinping because of a lot of questions about it but xi jinping, being the internal diplomatsentially said dina and russia could inject stability and positive energy to a world in crisis. he said china is willing to work with russia and displayed the responsibility of the major powers. this could be a jab at the u.s., but also a veiled jab at the war in ukraine by putin. because look, is russia acting like a responsible world power with the war in ukraine? i am asking rhetorically, and also open-ended -- it is not a no-limits partnership or friendship. there are issues. and that is a very clear reason why xi jinping made this meeting with putin a priority so close to the party congress in just one month, on domestic issues. it is extremely rare for a head of state of china to leave china so close to a party congress. shery: india is another country willing to engage with moscow, buying russian oil left of the invasion of ukraine. what are we expecting for prime minister modi's meeting with putin today? stephen: the modi dynamic is one of the more interesting at the shanghai c

david: on china, the president has not met with xi jinping, but there is a positively they might meett the upcoming g20 meeting. do you have plans to have an cream and or proposed settlements of any issues now ongoing between the two countries, or is it a meet and greet with no advanced planning? jake: there is no meeting plan. as you say, they will both be there. actually, despite the fact they have spent a huge amount of time together when joe biden was vice president, they have not met in person since president biden became president, because xi jinping has not left china in two years due to covid-19. this would be their first real chance to sit face-to-face and talk through the full range of issues in the relationship. i would not expect major agreements, but if they do, and that has not been decided, i would expect we would see some progress on issues where interests align. david: it has come out that president putin will be meeting with president xi jinping somewhere in europe not too long from now. is that a surprise to you, and what you think they will be talking about? jake:

-- xi jinping is determined to keep taiwan as a redline.ntinues to take place, visits by u.s. officials to taiwan, beijing might consider a military scenario. even though, at the moment, it is still a distant prospect, but you never know. xi jinping is more authoritarian in his style compared to the previous generation of chinese leaders. he is more assertive of policy in the south china sea and elsewhere, so definitely there is more determination on beijing's part when it comes to the taiwan issue. shery: could the calculation of the taiwan as you propel china to do more for russia other than political and moral support? and as we discussed earlier, the military aspect of things? if not, what other ways of support could beijing offer? alexander: definitely, the taiwan issue put used -- taiwan issue pushes china closer to russia. and it adopts this dance of an element of fence sitting, but it is a fact that economic cooperation is growing. china continues business as usual and if u.s.-china relations deteriorate further as a result of the u

we will get the latest on jean jinping -- on xi jinping's trip. manus: we talked about wall street. ray dalio warning that rachel have to rise up to 4.5 percent-6%. it is a good time to buy stocks. it is tracking the narrative. how should investors interpret this. the time for investors. no major recession and than the fed taps out. >> i'm sure they would see that as a longtime investor. he is probably thinking about markets over the last decade. he is probably looking at what happens now in that context. we have had a big disruption. i'm looking at companies that would survive for a long time. i see some value there. i am sure that is what investors are thinking. someone who can sit with their investment decisions for a long time. not everyone can. you have to take that into account. you may be pointing out some very salient points about the market but not everyone can trade the way he does. dani: the other hand, we have ray dalio talking about 4.5%. terminal rates with a slide in stock. these views coexist together. >> i think what he is saying is more representative of what you'r

speaking of china, xi jinping is embarking on his first trip abroad in the 1000 days.ting in uzbekistan. a lot is at stake when he leaves the country. what do we expect? >> it is a big geopolitical leap. you mention the taiwan report, that adds some headwinds for chinese listed stocks in the united, a lot of different things will be happening this week. it could test those adrs and whether it is the beginning in hong kong and anything that comes up, any news that comes out of this summit tomorrow is expected to be between xi jinping and putin will have an impact on market. back in february, the ukraine war began, chinese stocks saw a selloff because of the so-called no limit partnership that he and putin have weeks earlier solidified. china could then be facing other sanctions from the united states because of the potential indirect collection -- connection in ukraine. anything that comes out of the summit between xi jinping and putin in uzbekistan could have a similar impact. for putin, he needs china's support. perhaps the war is not going as planned and as for xi ji

the president raised those cases in his conversation by name with president xi jinping.ake sullivan has raised those cases by name in his meetings. and we are continuing to work on them. as i said, we have had some success. we will continue to work hard to deal with all of those cases. mr. rezaian: talk a bit about the tightening bonds between moscow and beijing, and how we are going to meet those challenges in the short-term, the medium term and long term. sec. sherman: that's a very big question. i don't have all the answers today. but what i will say is there's no doubt we've seen, we've just seen president putin and president xi jinping meet in samarkand around the organization meeting. i think that this is a relationship of convenience. not necessarily one of trust. or one that will combine their efforts on all things. it was quite interest that president putin made a remark that he knew that xi jinping had concerns about what he was doing in ukraine. interesting for president putin to say that. i'm sure that xi jinping is looking for advantage while russia is conti

stephen: also xi jinping did call him old friend, calling putin that.e also used that same phrase for joe biden. so how much weight does it have? they are showing unity in the face of what they perceived to be dominance by the u.s. and its allies on the global stage, and what they say is a provocative moves by the u.s. over taiwan. they are at least on the surface of things, before theit was inti jinping did not mention the war once in those comments before the cameras, but vladimir putin did, and he admitted that china had concerns and questions, and he understands why the questions -- the chinese will have questions and he will spend time behind closed doors explaining in great deal behind the rationale for the war. the war has gone on for seven months. it has not gone as vladimir putin has wanted. he probably wants military aid. but will xi jinping go that route in the face of potentially more western sanctions? yvonne: any signs that may be there will be a warmer reception with india today? stephen: i don't want to say that mark -- that narendra mod

president jinping -- president xi jinping embarking on his first trip abroad in nearly 1000 days for in -- uzbekistan as the ukraine war rages on and the u.s. considers sanctioning china over taiwan. david: we have a look at the trip and what is at stake. >> and lot to unpack, of his sleep. with because extent today, that was the first place xi jinping launched the initiative, that he will go there as a state visit, but there will be a dialogue with other world leaders as well, but the key meeting will be between xi jinping and vladimir putin. the markets are on a bit of tender hooks on what he could announce their and putting could announce. we know putin could use china's support and has gotten it since february when they had that no limits partnership, and subsequently, of course, the invasion of ukraine. china has tried to distance itself to a certain degree from supporting the war, but they seem to be in lockstep on the number of policies, especially trying to de-westernize the world and world order. why central asia, you ask. again, they can control the narrative in the dialogu

china's xi jinping throws vladimir putin a lifeline on ukraine. what i mean later. rishaad: tepid gains, not really off to the races. treasuries very much in focus. on top of this, the dollar. traders looking over their shoulders as they look at the end, wondering if the boj is going to call -- cull their moves. david: the conversation we had in the earlier show, emerge should be coming about lunchtime. watch youtube. we will get to that in a moment. quiet day. partial rollover. you have to watch very closely. weak set of numbers when you look at the data dump tomorrow. dollar is on the back foot. we are really watching things with commodities, for example. good example would be gold. bank of america came out with a technical analysis overnight, basically watching for what they call a breakdown in gold prices. ivanka: there is so much debate out there. -- yvonne: there is so much debate out there. we are seeing today after this massive selloff, cathie wood saying deflation is in the pipeline. she tweeted out yesterday, and she is putting money where her mouth is and

xi jinping, is unhappy with how bad the war in ukraine has been going.pecifically on the military front but the fact that putin and russia becomes a pariah for the g7 and 11 jinping who stood up on the stage in february and said you are my best friend, close a strategic partners, xi jinping wants no part of the kind of treatment the russians are getting from the west. they want to keep doing business with them, they don't want to be on the wrong side of sanctions, they are not providing military support for russia. putin clearly understood that that was coming and he was in putin's opening statement before he sat down with xi jinping, that he proactively raised, that he understands the china has questions and concerns about ukraine. we never saw put make that kind of sheepish opening statement with the world leader, what he is so aligned with. >> there was more, the ukrainians took back thousands of square miles of territory and we are hearing a few murmurs of dissent in russia which is unusual, probably, how does putin respond? >> the problem is putin d

haidi: and chinese president xi jinping is welcome to kazakhstan on his first foreign trip in nearly000 days. shery: u.s. futures slightly higher at the moment. we had a late-day rebound on the s&p 500, swinging between gains and losses throughout the session. perhaps some anxiety easing over inflation data showing that it fell for a second consecutive month. watching treasury yields closely as well. it was a mixed picture. the dollar in fact, reversing the strength we saw after the u.s. cpi numbers. we continue to watch crude prices, we had some easing in prices, but new york prices were actually higher. there is a little bit of optimism that we could see demand recovering. for example, the city of chengdu in china easing lockdowns despite the fact that the global demand outlook was lowered by the i.a.e.a.. . the optimism was felt across the world markets. take a look at yields, a mixed picture in the treasury space, short-end yields are rising higher. 10-year yield fell. you are seeing a deeper impression in the curve as we continue to get inflation concerns, concerns about potenti

vladimir putin and chinese president xi jinping. since putin invaded ukraine. will putin tried to get china on board with an alliance that may include north korea and iran? former nato supreme commander admiral is not so sure beijing will support putin. >> president xi jinping doesn't want to go full here. he doesn't want to provide high and weapons, he doesn't want to be that phone a friend arms stealer, putin is taking russia down a path that will be a junior partner to the largest chinese enterprise. the chinese will take advantage of russia again and again and again. i think putin at times can be a smart tactician is a terrible strategist. eric: putin on the losing end. rebecca joins us, former u.s. defense intelligence officer and author of the book, putin's playbook russia's secret plan to defeat america and if anyone knows about putin's brain and thinking and strategy, it is rebecca. good to see you. what is he trying to do and what you expect out of the meeting next week when he sits down with xi jinping? >> putin is definit

what is the higher priority for xi jinping?it quashing domestic concerns about covid and the rates rising there than it is to wrinkle and american war by doing more with russia? terry: wrangling america is always in the cards, but fundamentally what has to happen in china is that dissent needs to be tamped down and the ways to do that include dealing with domestic economic problems. china is a bit over a barrel now in a way it has not been in 40 years. it is the first major downturn, so as they move into the important october meetings, what needs to happen is that president xi and his party need to move forward and show proactive ways they are going to be able to address the domestic situation. you can continue to expect a high degree of key measures about the united states position, but this is to some extent once they get past the party summit. dani: does that mean the possibility of sanctions from the u.s. on china is a more proactive deterrent than it has been in times past heading into this momentous time for xi? terry: yo

regional organization in these minutes, the meeting between president putin and chinese president xi jinping continues. you can already find out from the information channel on the first and, of course, the next issues big game what's going on there - it's not a bone in the throat. the west is precisely that huge massive wall against which the american hegemony is breaking and all the attempts of the west to continue to command the world, the shanghai organization is the force of the future, which already unites the majority of mankind and soon will be. for a much larger part of the economy, our cause is right , victory will be ours, we give the word to the news. we'll be back at the big game studio at 4:50 pm. don't miss it. news time on the first on the most important events we will tell you right now global security development cooperation in various fields humanitarian ties all this is being discussed today in samarkand, where the summit of the shanghai cooperation organization is opening. vladimir putin has already held a number of bilateral negotiations, a meeting that has attracted sp

china's xi jinping and vladimir putin meeting in uzbekistan today.his is bloomberg. ♪ as a main street bank, pnc has helped over 7 million kids develop their passion for learning. and now we're providing 88 billion dollars to support underserved communities... ...helping us all move forward financially. pnc bank: see how we can make a difference for you. >> you are looking at a live shot of the print raid -- principal room. this is bloomberg. >> russian president vladimir putin then chinese president xi jinping held their first in-person talk since the ukraine invasion happened. they say china is willing to work with russia. joining us is george magness. george, those are the words to take away from the meeting. what was your take away from the takeaway? george: i think watchers were getting concerned or bold trying to disembowel the wording of what was reported in moscow and beijing. and whether the words fully understand and fully support represented a change of view from the position that both leaders had when they met in beijing. this statement o

and that is because xi jinping has basically not left china in two years due to covid-19. so this would be their first real chance to sit face-to-face and talk through the full range of issues in the relationship. i would not expect major agreements to come out of that, but if they do actually sit -- and, again, that has not been decided -- i would expect we would see some progress on some issues where the two countries' interests align. david: it has come out that president putin will be meeting with president xi jinping , most likely somewhere in europe not too long from now. is that a surprise to you, and what do you think they are going to be talking about? jake: it is not a surprise. president xi and president putin have met frequently over the course of their tenures. and in fact president putin met with president xi jinping in february when they rolled out this new partnership between the two countries. i think they will talk about their relationship, but i would note two things. first, before president xi goes to uzbekistan to meet with president putin on the sidel

what does this say for xi jinping with this central asia trip?ves from uzbekistan to kazakhstan and a meeting with russian president vladimir putin. >> a lot of the importance of the trip is the trip itself, the fact that xi jinping is finally leaving the country after 1000 days, as you pointed out earlier. since the start of the pandemic, china has enforced a covid zero policy, zero-tolerance when it comes to the spread of the virus. there is still a lot of covid in china, a lot of cases in different parts of the country. we do now have the president making his first trip. he will be in kazakhstan first and then in uzbekistan, meeting russian president putin there. this will be the first meeting between the two leaders since they got together at the beginning of the beijing olympics in february, shortly before the russian invasion of ukraine. that was the meeting where the two leaders pledged what they called a partnership. since then, the russians invaded ukraine, the war has not calmed as vladimir putin had thought it was going to. it is inter

it is a difficult diplomatic balancing act that president xi jinping has to do. i would say that we are the same defecation world the border between west and asian-pacific. india has kind of this independent country so i think the rules-based order versus this kind of growing group of access will be interesting to watch. that is why i think this sco is being watched more than any other sco meeting in my memory. we will see how they played this out. imran: i want to thank all of our guests. a very spirited debate. i want to thank you as well. you can see the program any time by visiting our website. for further discussion, visit our facebook page. you can also join the conversation on twitter. goodbye for now. o;o;ó7ó7 úç

conversely, russia is key to xi jinping.n ukraine and russia is turned back in ukraine, it has implications for china's ambitions with taiwan. conversely, if russia is successful, if the west quits helping ukraine and ukraine falls, it is good news for china from the standpoint of the ambitions it has toward taiwan there are global stakes here that are not to be underestimated >> fred, is there a -- there is a possibility obviously that this could happen, but right now there hasn't been any overt military support provided by china to russia. do you envision that could be an evolution that we could see that there will be a formal tie-up between president putin and president xi in the wake of the meeting that china will explicitly support russia not just with buying oil, but supply them with the weapons? >> there is logistic support for the russian argument for the war. anti-nato and the west was responsible. that is important for moscow and the world stage. you haven't seen a lot of weapons from china, but china is empowering

china has reaffirmed president xi jinping as its core.ang news agency says more than 2200 officials were elected. president xi jinping is expected to secure a third term in office. the philippines is holding talks to buy fuel and commodities from russia. president ferdinand marcos jr. told the news that the philippines is close to buying supplies. >> now maybe we need to approach russia, maybe they can loosen up and provide us with some fuel. the political side of it has been tricky but nonetheless, the national interest comes first. and so, we have to find those new sources of fuel. alice: global news, 24 hours a day, on air, and on bloomberg quicktake. powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. tom: coming up. the pound plunged as the new u.k. chancellor doubles down on tax cuts in comments yesterday. gilt yields surging this hour as debt markets have reopened. more on this aggressive selloff across gilts and the pound. the analysis on where this leaves this economy. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: welcome

leave me alone, and today they are expecting a state visit chinese president xi jinping. trip of the chinese leader abroad was the first. after the pandemic, we are joined by the chief of the central asian bureau of news robert frantsev robert hello, tell us what is known about the program of the visit? hello, indeed, the visit of the chinese leader to kazakhstan is already being called historical promising by experts in kazakhstan and in china by several father to epithets. and indeed. uh, the visit is timed to coincide with the round date of 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. well, besides, indeed, this is the first foreign visit by a chinese leader since the start of the pandemic. why exactly kazakhstan is here many factors? certainly for china, kazakhstan is the closest neighbor, and an important strategic, a partner and ally, etc. in addition, it is important to note that large-scale social and economic reforms are underway in kazakhstan and beijing. uh, it is important at this turning point to show what the neighbor s

xi jinping has traveled to kazakhstan for a state visit, his first trip in nearly 1000 days. trip marks his return to the world stage. the chinese president is set to meet russia's vladimir putin later today. swedish prime minister magdalena anderson has conceded defeat following the election and a search for the nationalist party helped the party win the closest election ever. anderson led the country to join nato following the invasion of ukraine. the u.s. railroad system shutdown has continued into the morning. about hundred thousand workers could strike on friday if there is no agreement. nancy walsh is a leading the negotiation between railroads and union workers. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. tom: laura wright, thank you very much. that story a reminder of the implications around trade and transportation being affected in the u.s. and may be an indication for inflation. global trade has been surprisingly strong despite shocks and growing pe

but xi jinping is making it clear where his priority lies.china since the pandemic started. and also remember this is taking place after that controversial visit to taiwan by nancy pelosi the u.s. speaker of the house which of course has infuriated beijing, seen by them as another sign of escalating pressure on china. so by having this first face-to-face meeting with putin since the war in ukraine started next week, xi jinping has r really -- he is trying to cultivate closer ties with the china. and we've seen they willing tighter on economically, buying more energy softening the impact of western sanctions. and politically, a lot of russian talk points at the u.n. and through propaganda. and as we speak, there are some 2,000 chinese soldiers in the russian far east participating in drills with the russian counterparts. so all of this will you been doubtedly be further strengthened after the two leaders meet. but there are a lot of expect faces that xi jinping would meet president biden. and so by meeting putin first, this lays reassurance th

that is when you jinping is expected to secure that unprecedented third term in power. foreign policy aide because it shows what the russians are thinking ahead of this meeting between xi and putin. they say on this agenda, they'll be talking about ukraine. and the statement, it says this, quote, in the current difficult situation and in the face of illegitimate western sanctions, this cooperation demonstrates sustainability, which it is progressively develop and gained momentum. we are awaiting comment from beijing about the agenda, and any comment at all whether not a meetings but take place, back to you. >> kristie we appreciate that, kristie lu stout live from hong kong. we get into our political -- coverage of the queen elizabeth's funeral right after the break. i wiwill see you back here. s value and gives you a realal offer in seconds we'll come to you pay you on the spot then pick up your car that's it at carvana don't mind me. i'm just the flu. i'm quite harmless, really. and when people ask, “but aren't you lked to dangerous flu complications, like pneonia, he

guy: is it also a response we have seen to the meeting between that report and and xi jinping?d pro quo, you support us on ukraine and we support you want taiwan? is there a relationship at who and what was said on "six minutes" and what --"60 minutes" and what was said there? annmarie: he has said it before so not exactly. but wanting to talk tough on taiwan is a message not just to xi jinping, but as you say, to vladimir putin. that number prudent in a rare admission to xi jinping said-- vladimir putin in a rare admission to fusion pink said we know we put you in a difficult situation with ukraine. but the president also had a comment on the war in ukraine in his "60 minutes" interview, that this will not stop until the war stopped, and even though you korean --ukraine in the past weeks or so has made up ground, he said that if you look at the kind is you cannot say they are winning this war--if you look at the carnage you cannot say they're winning the war in the war will be over. alix: getting back to president biden's victory lap for a second, branch around 90, uae acceler

while this morning vladimir putin and xi jinping met in an effort to restrengthens.is balanced stance on the invasion of ukraine. what was he hoping to get out of this meeting? >> it's a crucial time for both sides, at odds with the west, both facing isolation. but vladimir putin had more at stake going into this meeting as he's looking to shore up chinese support. so when putin acknowledged that he was aware that china has questions and concerns about russia's war in ukraine, it was a rare admission that material support is unlikely to come from beijing and that beijing is unlikely to take a clearer position on the war. we know to this point that china has neither backed rusia's war nor has it condemned it. it doesn't mean that china/russia relations are any weaker, but they perhaps aren't any stronger. x jinping was speaking in generalizations. the read out of the meeting seemed somewhat detached. they talked about deepening trade ties and offering support for each other on core interests, which would include kraun cain and taiwan. but there wasn't the declaration

but how far xi jinping is willing to go for putin still remains unclear. trigger secondary sanctions. and we have to continue the timing with just weeks before the communist party congress here when xi jinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third term in power. so he is looking at this meeting as a chance to bolster his foreign policy credentials and not take any policy risks. >> and so meagan, russia is on its heels and now retaliating. tell us what is the latest from there. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. just within the last 24 hours, we have seen three attacks in the same central ukrainian city which as you mentioned happens to be the hometown of president zelenskyy. now, first attack that we saw overnight taking out a dam, so we're talking about floodwater rushing through the streets, filling up buildings, filling up people's homes. we know over 100 homes were impacted. knocking off water to thousands of people in that area. but this is what we're seeing from the russians. they are hitting critical infrastructure. just a couple of days ago on

vladimir putin has already held a number of bilateral talks, including with chinese president xi jinping, our countries are actively strengthening economic ties and have similar views on many international issues . robert frantzev is joining from samarkand. robert hello less than half an hour ago, vladimir putin signed a declaration on cooperation with uzbekistan from the russian leader. in general, a very rich program, what else is planned today? hello natalya, indeed, a very long and no less productive day of negotiations in samarkand received a very beautiful and important conclusion, vladimir putin and shavkat mirziyoyev. we signed a declaration on a comprehensive and strategic partnership. it must be said that relations between moscow and tashkent. now they are really experiencing an unprecedented rise. a constructive and very productive dialogue between the two countries is being built on almost all key issues of interstate cooperation. a huge merit in this and personally president of uzbekistan shavkat mirziyoyev for his contribution to the development of bilateral relations. he w

pakistan, who is very interested in gas projects with russia and china, before the meeting with xi jinping, of course, special attention was paid to journalists in general. it is also key at the entire summit in the presidential schedule, uh, a very important trilateral meeting format, russia china mongolia, there is still a meeting of the council of heads of state. well, let me remind you that the shanghai cooperation organization appeared in 2001, the founders were russia china kazakhstan tajikistan kyrgyzstan and uzbekistan since the organizations have joined india and pakistan mongolia belarus iran and afghanistan in the status. strangely, the sco observers cannot be called a purely economic association. the summit also discusses security issues, the fight against terrorism and drug trafficking, strengthening the boundaries of cooperation between various departments. everything, it was on the agenda today. first the leaders' meetings in in a narrow format, only state members with a minimum number of assistants, and then a culinary plenary session with observers and guests, and the main

xi jinping is facing his own l moment.e think this antagonistic relationship with the west and move away, and they want to keep russia in their corner and in that sense i think they will move away from russia. , ., , ., ., , russia. try to get your thoughts, thank yom _ roger federer, one of the most successful tennis players of time, has announced he is retiring at the age of a1. the 20 time grand slam champion, among them a record eight wimbledon titles, has been strugging with a knee problem for the last three years. next week he'll play his last professional match in london. let's go now to washington where we canjoin ben rothenberg. he's the senior editor of racquet magazine and also hosts the no challenges remanining podcast. thanks for coming on the programme. thanks for coming on the programme. thanks for coming on the programme. thanks for having me. i'm get is a good luck before i ask you this question but try and some up this figure and what he means to the world of tennis and his achievements.- world of tennis