Go to the Orel media bank on the clock tower of the Kievsky railway station in Moscow. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 18Russia is supported by half of the world's population, and in opposition to the position of the West, President Vladimir Putin meets with the leaders of India, China, Turkey and Iran at the SCO summit, writes journalist Endrzej Bielecki for Rzeczpospolita .
“There can be no talk of any large-scale isolation of Russia, since, despite the Ukrainian conflict, many world leaders with extensive experience behind them are in contact with her,” the publication says. 
Putin and Xi Jinping's statement shocked the US, media writesPutin's meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the SCO summit shocked Western countries. Thus, New Delhi refused to join the sanctions and thus retained the import of Russian weapons. In addition, he became the second largest buyer of Russian oil, the author of the article noted.
Turkey, even being a member of NATO, also did not join the anti-Russian sanctions and relied on a balanced policy in the Ukrainian conflict, Beletsky added.
In addition, Iran, as the journalist stressed, not only did not condemn Russia's actions, but even called them the legitimate defense of its geostrategic interests. 
On Four Pillars: The SCO Will Build a Sustainable WorldChina remains Russia's most important ally. Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced the intention of the two countries to strengthen cooperation, and his meeting with Putin is important in the domestic political sense on the eve of the Chinese Communist Party Congress, as it allows him to demonstrate his authority in the world, the Polish journalist summed up.
The summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held on September 15 and 16 in Samarkand. The SCO is an international organization founded in 2001. India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan participate in it. Observer countries — Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia, partner countries — Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey and Sri Lanka. At the SCO summit in Dushanbe in September 2021, the procedure for admitting Iran to the organization and granting the status of a dialogue partner to Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia was launched. This year, Belarus officially applied to join the SCO as a full member. What was agreed at the SCO summit