Harsha Kakar It has been officially announced that President Putin of Russia will not attend the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) leaders’ summit scheduled from 22-24 Aug in Johannesburg. He will be represented by his foreign minister Sergei Lavrov. A statement released by the spokesperson of the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, mentioned, ‘By mutual agreement, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation will not attend the summit.’ Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, mentioned, ‘President Putin decided to … Continue reading BRICS at the crossroads