Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the BRICS Summit narrow format session in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (Alexander Nemenov, Pool Photo via AP)