Vladimir Putin defends Ukraine war during address to Brics summit in Johannesburg

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Delegates listening to Russian president Vladimir Putin via video-link at the Brics summit in Johannesburg on Wednesday. Photograph: Alet Pretorius/Getty Images Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has used his platform at the Brics Summit in Johannesburg to defend his war against Ukraine and to praise the group of emerging market economies, saying its growing influence will lead to a multipolar world. The five Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) leaders had gathered on the second day of the summit to discuss the bloc’s common interests and how best they could help the African continent to develop economically. But Russia’s...