Xi, Modi Hail Russia Ties While Meeting Putin at BRICS Summit
- Xi tells Putin ‘deep friendship’ with Russia won’t change
- Event shows limits of West’s effort to isolate Putin over war
Vladimir Putin greets Narendra Modi during the BRICS summit in Kazan on Oct. 22.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi both praised expanding relations with Russia at bilateral meetings with President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
Putin is hosting a summit of BRICS countries, the largest gathering of world leaders in Russia since he ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The heads of 32 countries and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres are expected to attend the three-day event in the city of Kazan, highlighting the challenge to the West’s efforts to isolate him over the war.