Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the BRICS summit scheduled for September 12-13 in New Delhi, a Kremlin aide said.
BRICS brings together 11 major markets and developing countries: Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.
This will be the Russian President’s second visit to India in a year. Putin last visited India for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, which took place in New Delhi in December 2025.
The BRICS summit is scheduled to be held in New Delhi in September under India’s chairmanship for the year 2026.
Russian Embassy in South Africa, in a post on social media platform X, cited an aide to Putin, Yury Ushakov, as saying that the Russian President will attend the BRICS Summit from September 12 to 13.
“President of Russia Vladimir Putin will attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12-13 – Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov,” the X post read.
Earlier this month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited India and participated in the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Lavrov had also called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
During the meeting on May 14, Lavrov briefed the Prime Minister on the progress in bilateral cooperation since the last Annual Summit and covered regional and global issues of mutual interest, including the situations in Ukraine and West Asia.
On May 15, the Russian Foreign Minister said that during their talks on May 14, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed he will visit Russia later this year as both countries continue preparations for the upcoming BRICS summit.
Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi after the BRICS Foreign Affairs Meeting, Lavrov said Moscow remains committed to expanding its “privileged strategic partnership” with India across multiple sectors.
“We are preparing for the BRICS summit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday reaffirmed that this year it’s his turn to visit the Russian Federation. We will be preparing for this top-level summit,” Lavrov said.
BRICS serves as a useful platform for consultation and cooperation on contemporary issues with global and regional significance, as well as issues of global political and economic governance.
The official website for BRICS 2026 highlighted that India’s BRICS Chairship is guided by the theme “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability,” reflecting a people-centric and humanity-first approach articulated by the Prime Minister at the 2025 Rio Summit in Brazil.