The BRICS summit begins today in Kazan, as part of the Kremlin’s annual “alliance” against Western “hegemony”
The BRICS summit begins today in Kazan, Russia, with Vladimir Putin welcoming around 20 foreign heads of state and government, his allies and partners, as part of the Kremlin’s annual “alliance” against Western “hegemony”.
The summit, in defiance of Western sanctions on Russia, comes as Moscow gains ground on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine and forges alliances with the US’s main rivals — the Chinathe Iran and the North Korea.
The Kremlin boasts that it is the “most important diplomatic event ever organized in Russia” and seeks to demonstrate the failure of the West’s attempt to isolate the country after it invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
This BRICS summit is meant to “show that Russia is not only far from being isolated, but has partners and allies,” Konstantin Kalachev, a Moscow-based political analyst, summarized to AFP.
15 bilateral meetings in 3 days
On the sidelines of the summit, Putin will hold 15 bilateral meetings, the first of which is today with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a sign of the Kremlin’s strategic shift in Asia.
Afterwards, Mr. Putin will meet with the federal Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.
Tomorrow Wednesdayis expected to meet with the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan – whose country, a member of NATO, asked to join BRICS – as well as with the president of Iran, Massoud Pezeskian.
The day after tomorrow Thursdayaccording to the Kremlin, will have a long-awaited meeting with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterresthe first since April 2022.
For his part, its president Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva canceled his trip to Russia yesterday due to an accident and will take part in the proceedings via video link, according to the Brazilian presidency.
Beyond the war in Ukraine and tensions in the Middle East, an international payment system expected to compete with SWIFT, which most Russian banks have been blocked from after the Russian military invaded Ukrainian territory, will also be discussed.
The meeting will conclude on Thursday, with a press conference of the Russian president.
Source :Skai
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