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Putin ends BRICS summit that sought to expand Russia's global clout but was shadowed by Ukraine

Oct. 24, 2024 22:46 PM EDT

KAZAN, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin closed a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies on Thursday, praising its role as a counterbalance to what he called the West's “perverse methods." The three-day summit in the city of Kazan was attended by leaders or...

Financial cooperation and BRICS expansion are on the table as Putin hosts Global South leaders

Oct. 24, 2024 04:00 AM EDT

KAZAN, Russia (AP) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other world leaders at a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, part of the Kremlin's efforts to challenge Western global clout. Putin said the...

Putin hosts Global South leaders at BRICS summit meant to counterbalance Western clout

Oct. 22, 2024 17:05 PM EDT

KAZAN, Russia (AP) — China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other world leaders arrived Tuesday in the Russian city of Kazan for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies that the Kremlin hopes to turn into a rallying point for defying Western influence in global affairs. ...

Putin hosts a summit to show the West it can't keep Russia off the global stage

Oct. 22, 2024 01:59 AM EDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin will be meeting this week with China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian, defying predictions that the war in Ukraine and an international arrest warrant would turn Putin into a pariah. ...

Brazil's Lula cancels trip to Russia for BRICS summit after an accident

Oct. 20, 2024 14:37 PM EDT

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday canceled his trip to Russia for a BRICS summit after an accident at home that left him with a cut on the back of his head, slightly above the neck, his office said. The 78-year-old leader was scheduled to...