The BRICS group, which incorporates Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, has garnered extra significance since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. What does the EU need to concern about this increasing membership of Russian allies?
ADVERTISEMENTWhat’s there to concern for the EU concerning the BRICS summit, the group whose swelling ranks now account for 45% of the worldwide inhabitants and 28% of the world’s GDP?
Established in 2009 by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, the group aimed to scale back reliance on the US greenback, however has advanced right into a geopolitical counterbalance to the G7, with Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE becoming a member of, and NATO powerhouse Turkey seeking to change into a member.
The present summit seems much less a show of unity amongst like-minded nations a lot as an illustration of Russia’s affect in shaping a brand new international order, regardless of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, from which three of the founding BRICS members have abstained from condemning the UN decision.
Radio Schuman takes you to the summit at the moment with Euronews reporter Jack Schickler.
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At the moment’s Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Maïa de la Baume, with journalist and manufacturing assistant Eleonora Vasques, audio enhancing by Georgios Leivaditis. Music by Alexandre Jas.
