The BRICS summit in Kazan dominated the day's news. Putin arrived early, meeting with leaders informally before the official start. Discussions centered on economic cooperation, with Putin proposing a BRICS grain exchange and investment platform. The summit adopted the Kazan Declaration, emphasizing global strategic stability and condemning unilateral sanctions. Putin highlighted BRICS' economic superiority over G7. Simultaneously, reports emerged of North Korean troops in Russia, which Lukashenko denied observing in the special military operation zone. A terrorist attack in Ankara disrupted Erdogan's summit attendance, resulting in five deaths. The day concluded with Turkey launching airstrikes against Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria, seemingly in response to the Ankara attack.