Antonio Guterres's message at the summit of BRICS countries in Kazan comes after President Xi Jinping told leaders yesterday that China has a peace plan for Ukraine - along with Brazil.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has presided at the closing session of a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, hailing its role as a counterbalance to the West.

The summit’s final document said little about the Ukraine war, but several participants were still searching for a way to end it diplomatically.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken of the successes of the Russian army in Ukraine at the BRICS summit, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. The president's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Ukraine "crisis" has featured in all of Putin's bilateral meetings at the international organization's summit.

Representing 41.1% of the world’s population and 37.3% of its GDP, the bloc aims to counterbalance U.S.-led Western alliances.

United Nations leader Antonio Guterres pleaded on Thursday for a "just peace" in Ukraine, calling in a speech in front of Russian President Vladimir Putin for an end to more than two years of fighting.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged a "just peace" in Ukraine, delivering his remarks in front of Russian President Vladimir Putin as he called for an end to more than two years of war.

The Russian Duma ratifies the strategic defense treaty with North Korea and approves a 30% increase in military spending for 2025. On the 974th day of the war in Ukraine, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres,

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Russia on Wednesday to attend the BRICS summit, his first visit to the country for more than two years that has drawn scorn from Ukraine. "The UN Secretary General declined Ukraine's invitation to the first Global Peace Summit in Switzerland.