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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a welcoming ceremony for participants of the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 22, 2024. (Photo by MAXIM SHIPENKOV / POOL / AFP)
BRICS 2024

ANALYSIS | Putin silent on Ukraine at Brics summit as Ramaphosa, Modi advocate for peace

Hosting the first summit of the expanded bloc allowed Putin to project influence in a shifting global order despite Western isolation

  • Emsie Ferreira
7 min read