KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) – Here is a brief summary of the outcome of the BRICS summit:
*XI AND MODI: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met just two days after New Delhi announced it had reached a deal with Beijing to resolve a four-year military standoff on their Himalayan border.
* MANY LEADERS PRESENT: Putin, who wanted to show that the West’s attempt to isolate Russia over the war in Ukraine has failed, was able to attract major leaders such as Xi and Modi, and nearly two dozen others, including the Turkish Tayyip Erdogan. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres was also present.
* BRICS WAITING LIST: Putin said more than 30 countries had expressed a desire to join the BRICS, although there was little immediate clarity on how the expansion would work.
* WAR IN UKRAINE: BRICS leaders have raised the war in Ukraine with Putin in various ways, but there were no signs that anything specific would be done to end the conflict.
* BRICS MONEY: BRICS predicted its influence would grow and outlined joint projects ranging from a grain exchange to a cross-border payments system. These are the most important points.
* MIDDLE EAST: Putin told BRICS leaders that the Middle East was on the brink of a full-scale war after a sharp rise in tensions between Israel and Iran.
