Putin more likely to take part in September BRICS summit in Delhi: Russia’s Deputy Overseas Minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin is predicted to take part within the BRICS summit scheduled in September in India, Deputy Overseas Minister Rudenko Andrey Yurevich mentioned in Colombo on Wednesday (April 1, 2026), including that Moscow would help New Delhi’s efforts to forge a consensus amongst members. Additional, Russia will honour all current contracts on oil, he mentioned, following Russia’s choice to ban export of gasoline with impact from April 1, 2026, owing to cost fluctuations.

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“My President has an invite from the Prime Minister Modi to return to New Delhi, and in the interim, we don’t see any issues which might stop him from doing so,” he mentioned, whereas commending India, as BRICS chair, for “doing its finest to streamline variations”. “We have to see what is going to occur by the point of the summit itself. However to this point, we think about this invitation with seriousness,” Mr. Rudenko mentioned, citing the “unstable state of affairs” in West Asia. He was addressing the media in an interplay organised by the Colombo-based suppose tank Pathfinder Basis. Mr. Rudenko’s official go to comes barely per week after Russian Deputy Minister for Vitality Roman Marshavin was in Sri Lanka, pledging Moscow’s help to Colombo to deal with the power disaster stemming from the battle in West Asia.

Commenting on the challenges in constructing consensus inside the 10-nation grouping — which additionally contains Iran and the United Arab Emirates — the visiting Russian official described BRICS as an entity that brings collectively nations with totally different insurance policies and nationwide priorities. “And whereas they selected to affix it, they need these priorities coordinated in a extra systematic solution to higher shield their pursuits worldwide. However their nationwide insurance policies typically differ radically,” he mentioned.

Additional, terming the grouping “fairly a versatile organisation” that permits every member state to retain “its personal voice”, he added that constructing consensus is tough when members are “on totally different sides of the frontline.” “One of many nice penalties of the battle is the rising wedge between Iran and its Arab neighbours,” he mentioned. Final month, India despatched invites to all member states for the BRICS Overseas Ministers’ Assembly in Could and the 18th BRICS Summit scheduled to be held in New Delhi in September.

In the meantime, Russia will implement all previous contracts on oil exports, he mentioned, when requested concerning the impression of Moscow’s choice to ban gasoline exports. “To let you know frankly, Russia’s pure assets usually are not additionally limitless…however we are going to do our greatest,” he mentioned, including that the earlier the battle in West Asia ends, “the higher for everybody”.  India’s Russian oil imports soared to a nine-month excessive in March 2026, after america granted a short lived, 30-day waiver “permitting India” to purchase oil and petroleum merchandise from Moscow.