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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is presiding over his largest international gathering in nearly three years this week, as Russia hosts the BRICS economic bloc's annual summit. Why it matters: Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 spurred an avalanche of Western sanctions and condemnations,