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What you need to know about the BRICS summit, Putin’s first major multilateral meeting since invading Ukraine
Putin is set to join a meeting Thursday with members of BRICS, a group including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa that sees itself as a voice for developing countries. This year, the event is being hosted virtually by Beijing and will mark Putin’s first major multilateral meeting