The United States government is encouraging the European Union to sanction and prohibit the import of Russian palladium and titanium. The EU has not as yet taken a decision in this regard, given the strategic importance of these materials. Titanium is a key material for the aviation and nuclear indu...
The BRICS group began to expand at last years summit in Johanesburg, and at the current summit it comprised nine members (with one additional semi-joined member, Saudi Arabia). Additionally, delegations from 24 further countries arrived in Kazan, with the total number of applications for accession e...
According to the IMF over the next five years, the global economy will become increasingly reliant on the BRICS countries, with a corresponding decline in influence for the G7 states. China and India are expected to lead in terms of growth in purchasing power parity (PPP). Concurrently, the United S...
It was to be expected that the press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin following the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan would attract considerable attention, not only from the friendly audience, but also from the collective West.
The BRICS summit in Kazan received significant media coverage f...
Many people in the Western Media misses this crucial speach by Vladimir Putin at the Kazan Summit
Now it happened during a roundtable discussion on the general topic of "The Threat of New Crises and the Stability of BRICS," Vladimir Putin suggested that the organisation should consider countering t...
The Kazan BRICS summit concluded with a meeting in an expanded format, including 13 countries whose applications to join the organisation are considered a priority. A significant number of other states have indicated a similar interest, indicating that BRICS will experience multiple waves of expansi...