World leaders to gather in Russia for major BRICS summit next week
Summary: Next week, two dozen world leaders will gather in Kazan, Russia, for a BRICS summit. This meeting is the largest in Russia since the Ukraine conflict began and aims to showcase Moscow's global partnerships amid Western isolation efforts.
Key attendees include UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva. The agenda will focus on establishing a BRICS payment system to rival SWIFT and addressing the Middle East conflict.
The summit reflects Russia's strategy to expand BRICS, which now includes several emerging economies. The Kremlin seeks to demonstrate that it is not isolated and to promote a multipolar world order, countering Western influence.
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