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