text:  Before that, Putin was at a Eurasian summit where he met with China's Xi Jinping and others. And now here comes Modi, just as NATO members are gathering in Washington. So it's a bit of a public relations coup and one that feeds into Putin's larger message over these past few years, that it's the West that's isolated and the power and influence is shifting to the East. Charles, thanks for the insights. Appreciate it. That's NPR's Charles Maines in Moscow.