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Russia defies isolation at BRICS summit joined by China and India

Some nations hope to use BRICS as a financial platform to defy the West, but the bloc also has geopolitical divisions.

A concert at the Russian-hosted annual BRICS summit in Kazan (AN/Vladimir Astapkovich)

The BRICS summit of developing economies puts Russian President Vladimir Putin at the helm of a showcase against the Western liberal order.

Joined by China’s President Xi Jinping, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders, Putin presided over the opening of a summit in Kazan, Russia, on Tuesday for the BRICs bloc and dozens of other nations.

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