FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a joint statement with Russian President Vladimir Putin following talks at the Palace of Independence in Minsk, Belarus, on May 24, 2024. Lukashenko will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. as his nation becomes a full member of the group. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a meeting with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Sergey Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a signing ceremony with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following their talks in Beijing, China, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Putin and Xi will meet Thursday for the second time in as many months as they travel to Kazakhstan for a session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin look toward each other as they shake hands prior to their talks in Beijing, China, Thursday, May 16, 2024. Putin and Xi will meet Thursday for the second time in as many months as they attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
In this photo released by Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, second right, attend an official welcome ceremony at the palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks to Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov upon his arrival at the international airport in Astana, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
In this photo released by Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an official welcome ceremony at the palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Sergey Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Sergey Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
In this photo released by Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photo prior to their talks at the palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office via AP)
FILE - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres listens to a speech during the opening of the High-Level Segment of the 55th session of the Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb. 26, 2024. U.N. Guterres will attend a session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP, File)
In this photo released by Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev pose for a photo during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
In this photo released by Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres pose for a photo during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office via AP)
In this photo released by Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping listen to the anthem as they attend an official welcome ceremony at the palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office via AP)
In this handout photo released by Turkish Presidency, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Turkish Presidency via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
In this photo released by Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right back to camera, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, left back to camera, pose for a photo as they arrive to attend an official welcome ceremony at the palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with diplomats upon his arrival at the international airport in Astana, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands as they pose for photos during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Sergey Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)