The meeting marks the largest gathering of international leaders in Russia since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

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.

The 2024 BRICS summit will commence today in Kazan, Russia, in one of the preeminent policy meetings in the world.