The three-day summit of the BRICS group will noticeably see top leaders of the forum meet in South Africa. However Russian President Vladimir Putin will skip the meet. The BRICS group which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is holding its first in-person meeting since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The BRICS group was formed in 2009 by Brazil, Russia, India and China. South Africa was added in 2010.
However, Russian…