section_path: Reception/Ukraine
section_name: Ukraine
paragraph_text: Ukraine
  
  In an October 2024 interview to The Times of India, President Zelensky said that the Kazan summit was a total failure. President Zelensky also criticized the presence of UN secretary general at the summit. The office of the UN secretary general clarified his participation, referring to BRICS' role "in boosting global co-operation".