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Putin to Attend New Delhi BRICS Summit, Meet Xi

5/19/2026

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Summary

Putin Attends BRICS

Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12–13, 2026.
Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirmed Putin’s participation in a post on the social media platform X.
The visit marks Putin’s second trip to India within a year, following his attendance at the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit in December 2025.
A bilateral meeting between Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled on the summit’s sidelines.

Summary

Lavrov Attends BRICS

Sergey Lavrov attended a two-day BRICS meeting in New Delhi in May 2026.
Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told TASS that President Vladimir Putin attended the summit.
The Lavrov report was published on 2026-05-19 at 12:24:50 UTC.
The Putin statement was published on 2026-05-19 at 12:10:59 UTC.
The Lavrov article is labeled Center leaning with a reliability score of 43.54, while the Putin article carries no reliability rating and is marked neutral bias.

History

Historical Context

The BRIC idea originated in Russian foreign minister Yevgeny Primakov’s 1998 New Delhi remarks and was formalized at the first summit in Yekaterinburg on 16 June 2009, where Brazil, Russia, India and China met. South Africa joined in December 2010, expanding the bloc to five. In 2026, Putin, Lavrov, Ushakov and Xi gathered in New Delhi for a BRICS summit, marking the shift from a four-nation forum to an eleven-member alliance.

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Putin Attends BRICS

Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12–13, 2026.
Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirmed Putin’s participation in a post on the social media platform X.
The visit marks Putin’s second trip to India within a year, following his attendance at the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit in December 2025.
A bilateral meeting between Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled on the summit’s sidelines.

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