Key facts
- President Vladimir Putin is hosting ASEAN leaders in Kazan.
- The summit is the first since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- The focus of the ASEAN summit is bolstering ties and energy security.
- Signals suggest a potential revival of the Russia-India-China (RIC) dialogue format.
- Moscow is pushing for the return of the RIC dialogue.
- India and China have expressed openness to the RIC dialogue.
- Ongoing border tensions exist between China and India.
- Russia is in confrontation with Western nations.
President Vladimir Putin is hosting leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Kazan for a summit. This meeting marks the first such gathering since Russia's invasion of Ukraine and centers on bolstering ties and discussing energy security. The summit aims to strengthen cooperation between Russia and the Southeast Asian bloc.
In parallel, there are indications of a potential revival of the Russia-India-China (RIC) dialogue format. Moscow has been actively promoting the return of this trilateral engagement. Both India and China have expressed openness to resuming communication within this framework, despite existing border tensions between India and China and Russia's ongoing confrontation with Western nations.