The BRICS summit in Russia will be the "the largest foreign policy event ever held" by Russia, Kremlin foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov has said. The summit with include 36 countries with over 20 represented by heads of state. Russian President Vladimir Putin has positioned the BRICS summit as a counterweight to the West.

World leaders are arriving in Kazan, Russia, for the BRICS summit. Vladimir Putin sees the meeting as a key step in challenging the West's political and economic dominance. According to the "Daily Mail" website,