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Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin to Skip Rio BRICS Summit

Brazil’s hosts have voiced frustration over the last-minute pullouts of the two leaders.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin's St. George Hall in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Polish President Andrzej Duda (R) eat Polish apples as they greet the arrival of the first China Railway Express train that rolled into the Polish capital from China ending a 13-day trip from Chengdu, capital of the central Sichuan province on June 20, 2016 in Warsaw. Chinese President Xi Jinping was in Warsaw to boost China's trade and investment with Poland, the European Union's largest eastern economy. / AFP / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Xi Jinping will not attend the July 6–7 BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro due to a reported scheduling conflict, marking his first absence from the bloc’s gathering.
  • Premier Li Qiang will lead China’s delegation in place of Xi, reflecting his prior role at the 2023 G20 summit in India.
  • Vladimir Putin will skip the in-person meeting because of a 2023 ICC arrest warrant and will participate remotely by video link.
  • Russia will be represented on site by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who will cover key summit events alongside Putin’s virtual involvement.
  • Brazilian officials have privately voiced frustration over the late withdrawals, even as China has pledged diplomatic support for Brazil’s presidency of the talks.