Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented himself as the leader of an international coalition of states at the BRICS summit in Kazan, a city of millions on the Volga River. In the official opening photo,

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the newly expanded BRICS group showed that a “multipolar world” is being created, in a challenge to the US-dominated global order.BRICS “meets the aspirations of the main part of the international community,

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting leaders from China, India and other countries for the bloc’s first meeting since its expansion.