Officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, are seen through television cameras during a plenary session in the outreach/BRICS Plus format at the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 24, 2024. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MAXIM SHEMETOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)