Russia’s Welcome at Brics Summit Shows Disconnect With West

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday was welcomed at a digital summit with the presidents of China, India, Brazil and South Africa in a stark reminder of the boundaries of U.S.-led efforts to ostracize Moscow.

The Brics nation summit, hosted nearly by Chinese President Xi Jinping, gave Mr. Putin his most high-profile worldwide stage within the 4 months since his forces invaded neighboring Ukraine, and he used it to denounce financial sanctions and name for unity between creating economies, a name echoed by Mr. Xi.