EU Delegates Boycott , Vladimir Putin , at China-Led International Summit.<br />'The Independent' reports that delegates from European nations staged a walkout while Vladimir Putin began speaking at an international forum hosted by China.<br />'The Independent' reports that delegates from European nations staged a walkout while Vladimir Putin began speaking at an international forum hosted by China.<br />Putin was taking the stage at China's third summit on its <br />Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a multibillion-dollar infrastructure <br />focused on road, train and port project investments.<br />Putin was taking the stage at China's third summit on its <br />Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a multibillion-dollar infrastructure <br />focused on road, train and port project investments.<br />The ceremony opened with Chinese President Xi Jinping <br />greeting world leaders and over 1,000 delegates to the <br />Great Hall of the People, located near Tiananmen Square.<br />The ceremony opened with Chinese President Xi Jinping <br />greeting world leaders and over 1,000 delegates to the <br />Great Hall of the People, located near Tiananmen Square.<br />Russian President Vladimir Putin's appearance was <br />boycotted by delegates from the EU, including <br />former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin.<br />Russian President Vladimir Putin's appearance was <br />boycotted by delegates from the EU, including <br />former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin.<br />'The Independent' reports that <br />the boycott highlights a "growing <br />geopolitical divide in Europe and the West." .<br />Putin and Xi reportedly both spoke out against <br />the West during the event, underscoring <br />the close ties between China and Russia.<br />Putin and Xi reportedly both spoke out against <br />the West during the event, underscoring <br />the close ties between China and Russia.<br />Ideological confrontation, <br />geopolitical rivalry and bloc politics <br />are not the choice for us, but we <br />stand against economic sanctions, <br />economic coercions, and decoupling <br />and supply chain disruptions, Xi Jinping, Chinese President, via 'The Independent'.<br />Ideological confrontation, <br />geopolitical rivalry and bloc politics <br />are not the choice for us, but we <br />stand against economic sanctions, <br />economic coercions, and decoupling <br />and supply chain disruptions, Xi Jinping, Chinese President, via 'The Independent'.<br />'The Independent' reports that Putin and Xi held bilateral <br />talks revolving around Russia and China's "close <br />political coordination" to safeguard international "justice.".<br />In the current difficult conditions, <br />close foreign policy coordination <br />is especially necessary - which is <br />what we are doing, and today <br />we will also discuss all of this, Vladimir Putin, Russian President, via 'The Independent'.<br />In the current difficult conditions, <br />close foreign policy coordination <br />is especially necessary - which is <br />what we are doing, and today <br />we will also discuss all of this, Vladimir Putin, Russian President, via 'The Independent'.<br />Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban became <br />the first Western leader to share a stage with Putin <br />since the International Criminal Court (ICC) accused the <br />Russian president of alleged war crimes in Ukraine.<br />Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban became <br />the first Western leader to share a stage with Putin <br />since the International Criminal Court (ICC) accused the <br />Russian president of alleged war crimes in Ukraine
