Nearly three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine saw Moscow condemned by countries globally, leader Vladimir Putin is staging a summit with more than a dozen world leaders – in a pointed signal from the autocrat that far from being alone,

The Russian city of Kazan is hosting leaders from the world's emerging economies, including those from a new batch of members that joined BRICS this year.

The summit, which leaders from two dozen nations will attend, is the largest event Russia has hosted in years.