Dmitriev calls Trump the missing BRICS participant

Source: Известия | Original Published At: 2026-09-12 15:03:00 UTC

Key Points

• Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and a special presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation, said BRICS leaders were missing only US President Donald Trump for a full summit lineup.
• Dmitriev made the statement on X, attaching a photo from the summit showing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
• The BRICS summit is being held in New Delhi on September 12-13.
• BRICS leaders planted a banyan tree in the square of the Bharat Mandapam convention and exhibition center after the main summit session.