Putin Warns Europe Against Deploying Troops to Ukraine at BRICS Summit

Source: Business Today | Original Published At: 2026-09-12 02:10:48 UTC

Key Points

• Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi that deploying European troops to Ukraine would mean a war against Russia.
• Putin said Russia does not threaten Europe and accused European leaders of exaggerating what he called an imaginary Russian threat.
• Putin met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the two sides agreed to deepen India-Russia ties.
• At a gathering of BRICS business leaders, Putin called for greater BRICS cooperation and a new platform for global growth independent of Western rules.
• He highlighted cooperation in infrastructure and logistics, including the Arctic Transport Corridor and North-South Transport Corridor, as well as technology, AI, finance, tourism and industry.
• Putin said a proposed NDB-based investment platform would mobilise private-sector funding and make BRICS economies more competitive.
• The talks come as India balances relations with Russia, the United States, Gulf countries, Iran and Israel amid geopolitical tensions.