US EditionBRICS Nations to Gather without Xi, Putin
- BRICS leaders will meet for a two-day summit starting Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, hosted by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
- The summit occurs amid expanded membership including Saudi Arabia and Iran and is shaped by tariff threats from the United States and geopolitical tensions.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend in person; Xi will send Premier Li Qiang, and Putin will participate via video link.
- Lula defended seeking alternatives to the US dollar for BRICS trade, saying, "There are political problems," and analysts note consensus is challenged by divergent member interests.
- The summit aims to strengthen cooperation among Global South countries on economic and governance issues, though fault lines remain on subjects like the Middle East and climate change.
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On Sunday the BRICS summit begins in Brazil. Vladimir Putin is more dependent than ever on the prestige of the alliance – but loses influence.
The 17th summit of the group of emerging countries will be held on Sunday and Monday in Rio. The absences of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, however, weaken the scope, particularly political, of the event.
The shadow of the conflicts in Iran and Gaza will hover on the rendezvous, as will the tensions arising from the tariffs imposed by the US President Without Xi Jinping or Vladimir Putin, the Brics
The fact that Putin and Xi are not personally participating in the Rio de Janeiro summit makes the misery clearly visible,
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