Putin Seeks to Rival Western Power With High-Profile Summit

Russia's President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting with Iran's conservative Parliament Speaker on the sidelines of a BRICS (the bloc that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) parliamentary forum in Saint Petersburg on July 11, 2024. Valery SHARIFULIN / POOL / AFP

Two dozen world leaders will meet in Russia next week for a summit of the BRICS group, an alliance of emerging economies that the Kremlin hopes will challenge Western “hegemony.”

The summit will be the biggest in Russia since the Ukraine conflict began and comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to show Western attempts to isolate Moscow over the two-and-a-half-year offensive have failed.

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