World leaders Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Masoud Pezeshkian will be in the Russian city of Kazan on Tuesday for a meeting of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, defying predictions that the war in Ukraine and an international arrest warrant against Putin would turn him into a pariah.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow in Russia.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, expects that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin will propose his own formula for ending the war at the BRICS leaders' summit on 22-24 October. Source: Zelenskyy in an interview on the national 24/7 newscast Quote: "BRICS assists Putin in showing the world,

Putin praised Indian cinema’s popularity in Russia and plans to discuss its promotion at the upcoming BRICS summit. He highlighted the need to regulate the film industry and expressed optimism about collaboration to enhance Bollywood’s presence in Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a press briefing ahead of the 16th BRICS Summit, highlighted remarks made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, emphasising that the BRICS grouping is not positioned against Western countries.

Ahead of the 16th BRICS Summit that opens in the Russian city of Kazan, President Vladimir Putin has said that BRICS countries are working on their own version of Swift for International financial transaction.