Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions from representatives of leading BRICS media outlets at the BRICS Business Forum in Moscow on Friday. This comes ahead of the BRICS Summit, which will be held next week in Russia's Kazan. Putin answered queries on topics ranging from economy, politics and culture to education and technology. #BRICS2024 Addressing a question on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Putin said that Moscow remains ready for peace talks. He reiterated his stance that the basis f

Putin aide counters Trump’s BRICS 'breaking apart' claim; 'no one is dropping out, we are united Russian President Vladimir Putin's close aide and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov reacted to US President Donald Trump's claim that BRICS nations are “dropping out” of the bloc to evade tariffs. Peskov stated that BRICS remains united and that the bloc was never created against any third country or currency. Peskov also added there is no information suggesting any members are leaving due to US pre