
Stanislav Tkachenko spoke about the reasons for the promotion of BRICS and the impact of the summit in Kazan
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Russia promoted BRICS in the late 2000s and early 2010s amid the UN crisis and the spread of sanctions.
For many years, Russia has consistently developed BRICS as an analogue of the United Nations (UN) due to the crisis of its institutions and the promotion of Western positions through them. This assessment was made in a commentary to Lente.ru by Stanislav Tkachenko, professor of the Department of European Studies, Faculty of International Relations, St. Petersburg State University (SPbSU), Valdai Club expert.
He noted that Moscow initially adhered to the goal of transforming BRICS into a full-fledged global organization similar to the UN, but the association’s summit in Kazan in 2024 led to a reorientation of the format. He noted that this decision was largely influenced by India’s position and its greater readiness to compromise with the West in comparison with Russia and China. According to the political scientist, the motive for Moscow to promote such a project back in the late 2000s and early 2010s was the crisis of the UN as a platform for dialogue and the spread of sanctions as a policy tool.
The expert also added that BRICS has now become a “factory of bilateral meetings” to determine global development trends thanks to its inclusion in the associate members.

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