Overview

• President Trump wrote on Truth Social that it looks like the United States has lost India and Russia to the “darkest China.”
• He sarcastically addressed Xi Jinping to pass along greetings to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un while accusing them of conspiring against the United States.
• Xi, Putin and Narendra Modi appeared together in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, where Xi and Putin promoted a multipolar order less dominated by the West.
• Trump told reporters he plans to speak with Putin soon after saying he was very disappointed by the lack of progress in Ukraine negotiations.
• Reporting notes U.S.–India ties have cooled in part because of trade disputes, and India’s foreign ministry declined to comment on Trump’s post.