Sputnik Africa is live as Russian President Vladimir Putin is giving an interview to representatives of leading media from the BRICS countries following the BRICS Business Forum's plenary session in Moscow.
Russia is represented at the event by Dmitry Kiselev, the director general of Rossiya Segodnya, which is the parent media organization of Sputnik news agency.
Prior to this, Putin spoke at the BRICS Business Forum.
Russia chairs BRICS during 2024. The summit in Kazan will be the first to be attended by new members of the association. Previously, BRICS included Brazil, India, China, Russia, and South Africa. Since January 1, Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Ethiopia have become full members of BRICS.