Putin Welcomes Xi and Other World Leaders to Russia for BRICS Summit NYT | China By: Valerie Hopkins and David Pierson 23 October 2024 at 03:49 The Russian leader wants to cast himself as a global statesman, even as the U.S. and its Western allies try to isolate him.
Putin Brings Together Economies He Hopes Will Eclipse the West NYT | China By: Valerie Hopkins and David Pierson 22 October 2024 at 01:00 The Russian leader hopes to use the meeting of the so-called BRICS group, which includes China and India, as a counterweight to the West.