The summit is being held in Johannesburg this week and will bring together leaders from the BRICS economic bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
In a pre-recorded speech broadcast on giant screens, Putin criticized what he said were “unjustified sanctions” imposed on his country and threatened to permanently halt Ukrainian grain exports.
Russian elites demand the head of Shoigu and Gerasimov from Putin. They want aggressive war, mobilization and martial law
Putin was issued an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in connection with the war in Ukraine, which is why the Russian president did not travel to Johannesburg for the BRICS summit of emerging economies.
He plans to participate in the three-day meeting remotely.
BRICS is an acronym for the group of five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. This international alliance was created to strengthen cooperation between these countries and increase their influence in the world economy and geopolitics. The BRICS share similar goals, such as promoting economic growth, reducing poverty and inequality, and asserting their voices in world political affairs. The group holds regular summits where leaders discuss key issues and seek ways to strengthen mutual cooperation. BRICS also cooperates in trade, investment and research and has an impact on the global balance of power and economy.
Ukraine will not, Lukashenko told a pro-Russian journalist. Putin allegedly did not tell him about the invasion
In this grouping of states, Russia represents the belligerent country that attacked its neighbor Ukraine last year, when it was shortly before five o’clock in the morning on February 24 in Kyiv. At the time, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the launch of a so-called special military operation in a televised speech. He actually declared war on Ukraine, although he didn’t use the word.
Source: eurozpravy.cz
