India, Aug. 10 -- A day after talking to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin called his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to discuss cooperation among the BRICS countries amid US President Donald Trump slapping tariffs on both New Delhi and Brasilia.

According to a Kremlin statement, Putin and Lula reaffirmed their determination to further strengthen their countries' strategic partnership and coordination within BRICS.

The Brazilian presidential office said that Putin initiated the call, and it included a discussion of his talks with the US on Ukraine and Brazil-Russia cooperation.

Earlier on Thursday, President Lula called Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and both reinforced the goal of expanding ...