Putin Criticises Western Sanctions and Trade Pressure at BRICS Business Forum

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Leaders' Session of the BRICS Business Forum in the host nation's capital. He strongly condemned Western countries for what he described as the misuse of trade and diplomatic tools as instruments of state interference. Putin cited approximately 30,000 sanctions imposed against Russia as evidence of what he called unfair and aggressive economic tactics by the West. His remarks were directed at the broader BRICS audience, framing Western pressure as a threat to sovereign nations' economic independence.