ALBAWABA- Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting the 16th annual BRICS summit, which kicked off on Tuesday in Kazan, Russia. The three-day event marks the largest gathering of world leaders in Russia in decades and comes at a time when the Kremlin is engaged in conflict with Western-backed Ukraine. The summit aims to challenge Western dominance in global economic and political affairs, with the BRICS group—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and ...