Overview

• Putin told reporters he informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his Alaska meeting with President Trump during their car ride in Tianjin.
• The drive at the SCO summit on September 1 extended into roughly an hour of private conversation after a brief 15‑minute trip to the venue.
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the leaders stayed in the limousine because the discussion was important and the car felt like “home.”
• Modi posted a photo from inside the Aurus and said conversations with Putin are always insightful.
• Reports described the Russian-made vehicle as highly secure against eavesdropping, and Modi later urged ending the Ukraine conflict as soon as possible in their formal talks.