India downplayed a key Russia-friendly summit but Putin and Xi may not be complaining

Last year, the world watched closely as China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi of India and other world leaders within a Moscow-friendly group gathered in the Uzbek city of Samarkand for a high-profile, two-day summit.

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