Putin hosts Global South leaders at BRICS summit meant to counterbalance Western clout

BRICS internal rifts buy West time before new direction is chosen

The recent BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan was less notable for what happened at the meeting than for what happened before, or on the margins or not at all. Among the notable things that did not happen was another expansion of the organization. Since the addition of Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the […] The post BRICS internal rifts buy West time before new direction is chosen appeared first on Asia Times.

BRICS Is Mounting a Challenge to the US-Led World Order — But for Whom?

The meeting highlighted the current geopolitical situation, the sanctions imposed by the United States on China, Russia and Iran, which all participants condemned as “unlawful,” and the need for an alternative payment system.

A defiant Putin closes global summit aimed at reshaping global order

Russian President Vladimir Putin neither confirms nor denies the presence of North Korean troops in Ukraine. Putin’s comments came during a press conference at a Russian-hosted summit for the world’s top developing economies.

BRICS Declaration Shows Russia’s Failure to Export its ‘Neo-Imperialistic’ Ideology, Says Kyiv

Ukraine dismissed the BRICS summit in Russia, saying it demonstrates Moscow’s failure to export “its neo-imperialist views”

UN Chief Arrives in Russia to Attend BRICS Summit

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Russia on Wednesday to attend this week’s BRICS summit, his first visit to the country in more than two years.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Kazan, Russia on Wednesday, where the BRICS summit will take place. The Kremlin's foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, said Guterres would also meet with Vladimir Putin.