# Putin and Xi head to India for BRICS summit as Ukraine and Middle East wars loom

https://mins.news/en/item/53894

- France 24, 2026-09-11 02:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260911-putin-xi-india-brics-summit-ukraine-middle-east-wars

> Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Friday for a two-day BRICS summit expected to address the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, along with economic challenges. Putin and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian are expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while China’s Xi Jinping is also due to hold talks.

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