Brics+ in bid to shake up world order, attacks G7 on role in Africa
Officials, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attend the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia October 23, 2024.
Russian President Vladimir Putin this week rallied members of the Brics+ group to mimic the G7, just as much as they attacked the Western bloc for “hypocrisy” in dealing with problems afflicting the poor in Africa and other regions.
The Summit in Kazan, Russia, was the first time the group was meeting after expansion to include new members. Putin’s eyes were firmly on the geopolitics, including on arenas in Africa such as the Sudan war, security threats on the continent and the continual stalemates on the UN Security Council reforms.
