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Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in an extraordinary online BRICS summit on Monday, convened at the initiative of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

According to the Kremlin, the association’s members discussed co-operation in trade and economy, finance, investment and other sectors "amid the current global economic landscape".

The BRICS group was formed by Brazil, Russia, India, and China in 2006, with South Africa joining four years later. It has since expanded further and now surpasses the G7 in combined GDP.

Extraordinary BRICS summit - Putin attends via videoconference as leaders set to discuss US tariffs

Russian Federation, Sochi
September 8, 2025 at 14:06 GMT +00:00 · Published

Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in an extraordinary online BRICS summit on Monday, convened at the initiative of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

According to the Kremlin, the association’s members discussed co-operation in trade and economy, finance, investment and other sectors "amid the current global economic landscape".

The BRICS group was formed by Brazil, Russia, India, and China in 2006, with South Africa joining four years later. It has since expanded further and now surpasses the G7 in combined GDP.

Description

Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in an extraordinary online BRICS summit on Monday, convened at the initiative of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

According to the Kremlin, the association’s members discussed co-operation in trade and economy, finance, investment and other sectors "amid the current global economic landscape".

The BRICS group was formed by Brazil, Russia, India, and China in 2006, with South Africa joining four years later. It has since expanded further and now surpasses the G7 in combined GDP.