The Kremlin has cast Brics as a counterbalance to the Western-dominated global order and redoubled its efforts to court the countries of the Global South after sending troops into

Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for BRICS expansion to include more countries, urging the bloc to respond to requests from the Global South. He also emphasizes the importance of reforming global governance and financial systems.

China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other global leaders have arrived in the Russian city of Kazan for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies