India, May 19 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, a Kremlin aide said.

India, which holds the BRICS chairmanship this year, is set to host the annual summit in September.

"President Putin will take part in the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13," Kremlin aide for international affairs Yury Ushakov said, according to Russia's state-run TASS news agency.

He also said that a bilateral meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi.

President Putin last visited India in December 2025 for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit.

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