President Vladimir Putin will play host to Russia’s biggest gathering of world leaders, including the heads of 32 countries, since the invasion of Ukraine.

Russia wants the BRICS summit to showcase the rising clout of the non-Western world, but Moscow's partners from China, India, Brazil and the Arab world are urging President Putin to find a way to end the war in Ukraine.

Around two dozen world leaders are convening in Russia on Tuesday for the BRICS summit, where the Kremlin aims to bolster the alliance of

President also expected to hold bilateral meetings on sidelines of the summit in city of Kazan - Anadolu Ajansı

BRICS summit in Kazan brings together Putin, Xi, Modi, Erdogan, and Pezeshkian, reflecting Russia's defiance of Western isolation and the bloc's growing influence.View on euronews

Vladimir Putin is hosting China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian among other world leaders at Kazan meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a news conference following the BRICS summit Russia is hosting in Kazan on Thursday, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said on Monday. Delegations from 36 countries - 22 of them represented by heads of state - and six international organisations will be present in Kazan,

BRICS summit in Kazan brings together Putin, Xi, Modi, Erdogan, and Pezeshkian, reflecting Russia's defiance of Western isolation and the bloc's growing influence. View on euronews