Vladmir Putin greats leaders at Brics summit in Russia

Vladmir Putin spent Tuesday meeting leaders from more than 30 of the world’s most important emerging economies who have gathered for the Brics annual summit.

Brics stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

This week, in the Russian city of Kazan, President Putin will greet more than 20 heads of state at the Brics summit of emerging economies.

Among the leaders invited are China’s Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

The Kremlin has called it one of the "largest-scale foreign policy events ever" in Russia.