Putin Tells The Brics Summit The US Has Wrecked Chances of Peace In The Middle East

 

The Guardian: US has wrecked chances of peace in Middle East, Putin tells Brics summit  

Russian president blames US for Gaza conflict as he attempts to woo global south 

US unilateralism has wrecked the chances of peace in the Middle East, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, told a crisis Brics meeting on Gaza as he attempted to woo leaders of the global south. 

The virtual meeting of 11 nations, convened by South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, came as Arab foreign ministers toured capitals to drum up support for a fresh UN security council resolution mandating Israel to introduce a full ceasefire and end what they say are breaches of international humanitarian law.  

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 Update: Putin says BRICS could help reach political settlement in Gaza conflict (Reuters)  

WNU Editor: Putin is not alone .... South African leader accuses Israel of war crimes. Putin and Xi strike more cautious note at meeting (AP).

Visualizing The BRICS Expansion In 4 Charts

Zero Hedge: Visualizing The BRICS Expansion In 4 Charts 

BRICS is an association of five major countries including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Distinguished by their emerging economies, the group has sought to improve diplomatic coordination, reform global financial institutions, and ultimately serve as a counterbalance to Western hegemony. 

On Aug. 24, 2023, BRICS announced that it would formally accept six new members at the start of 2024: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).  

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WNU Editor: So much for the Western dream of the New Global Order.

BRICS Has invited Six Nations To Join The Bloc

 

DNYUZ/New York Times: The BRICS Group Announces New Members, Expanding Its Reach 

In a win for China, the five-nation BRICS club of emerging economies that came together to tilt the international order away from the West announced plans Thursday to expand its membership, feeding concerns about a growing global divide. 

The group said that Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia had been invited to join, and that their membership would begin in January.  

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WNU Editor: BRICS is inviting Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to join the bloc.

 BRICS Has invited Six Nations To Join The Bloc  

BRICS invites Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, the Emirates and Iran to join the bloc -- Euronews  

Iran and Saudi Arabia are among 6 nations set to join China and Russia in the BRICS economic bloc -- AP

 Emerging economies group BRICS invites 6 new members, including Saudi Arabia and Iran -- CNBC  

BRICS Set to Invite Saudi Arabia to Join - Bloomberg News -- Reuters 

BRICS announce major expansion with 6 countries joining in 2024 -- ABC News  

BRICS is inviting six new nations to join its ranks -- Quartz

BRICS Summit Begins. Chinese President Xi Arrives In South Africa. President Putin Remians In Moscow

JUST IN: 🇨🇳 China's President Xi Jinping arrives in South Africa for BRICS 15th annual summit. pic.twitter.com/f6pVeT37ZO

— BRICS (@BRICSinfo) August 21, 2023

Zero Hedge: Xi Arrives In South Africa With A Message Urging BRICS To Become Geopolitical Rival To G7 

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in South Africa for the 15th BRICS summit, running from August 22-24, where he was greeted in Johannesburg by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is hosting the summit in the executive capital of Pretoria.

It is merely the Chinese leader's second trip abroad this year, after in March he met his "dear friend" President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. 

Putin will be absent for the BRICS meeting after South Africa signaled it was being pressured to enforce the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) which would require the government to arrest the Russian leader.  

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Update #1: China’s Xi visits South Africa in just his second trip abroad this year as domestic woes bubble back home (CNN)  

Update #2: Russia’s Putin stays away over arrest warrant as leaders of emerging economies meet in South Africa (AP)  

WNU Editor: Russia Foreign Minister Lavrov is representing Russia at the BRICS summit .... Russia's Lavrov Arrives in South Africa for BRICS Summit (Moscow Times).

Russian President Putin Will Not Attend The BRICS Summit In South Africa

 

RT: Putin will participate in BRICS summit by video link – Kremlin 

The Russian leader’s contribution will be “comprehensive” despite joining the event remotely, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the summit of BRICS leaders in South Africa via video link, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. 

The host nation announced earlier on Wednesday that the Russian leader will not attend the high-profile event in person. Putin’s contribution to the gathering next month will be “comprehensive” despite its remote nature, Peskov told the Russian media on Wednesday.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will travel to Johannesburg in person to serve as Moscow’s representative, he added, confirming a previous statement by the South African government.  

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WNU Editor: I was not worried about Putin being arrested in South Africa. I was more worried on what would happen to Putin's flight on his way to and back from South Africa. It is a long flight, and there are many in the West who have already made public their wish that Putin was gone. 

Russia will be represented by Foreign Minister Lavrov at the summit. 

Russian President Putin Will Not Attend The BRICS Summit In South Africa  

South Africa says Putin will skip a Johannesburg summit next month because of his ICC arrest warrant -- AP  

South Africa says Putin to stay away from BRICS summit -- Reuters  

Putin will not attend Brics summit - South African presidency -- BBC  

Putin will not attend BRICS summit in South Africa, as ICC arrest warrant overshadows key talks -- CNN

Vladimir Putin won't attend BRICS Summit by 'mutual agreement', South Africa says -- ABC News Australia  

Putin Pulls Out Of Attending BRICS Summit Over Arrest Warrant Dilemma -- Zero Hedge 

Putin to Take Part in BRICS Summit in South Africa via Video Link -- Sputnik

BRICS Planning To Introduce A New Gold-Backed Reserve Currency At The August Summit

There You Go - It’s Official

‘BRICS planning to introduce new trading currency backed by gold at August summit’

‘Gold standard will be a great benefit to strengthening single currency’

‘41 countries have applied for BRICS-membership’

Source: RT / Russian Embassy pic.twitter.com/zmqOKiXlsa

— Willem Middelkoop (@wmiddelkoop) July 7, 2023

QTR’s Fringe Finance: The Gold Standard Is Back: BRICS To Intro Gold-Backed Reserve Currency 

"...it could be, first and foremost, a major challenge to the US dollar's hegemony..." 

Remember back when the Russia/Ukraine war had just started, and I predicted that Russia and China would launch their own gold backed currency? 

At the time, this idea sounded completely foreign, and I was ridiculed for bringing it up. Today, it just become reality. 41+ countries look like they could be returning to a gold standard.  

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WNU Editor: 41 countries have already applied for BRICS-membership. I predict this announcement will result in even more countries joining. 

The US dollar will still be the world's reserve currency. But this BRICS announcement that they are going to introduce a new gold-backed reserve currency next month is just another sign on that the world is becoming multi-polar, and the dominant role of the U.S. in international affairs is coming to an end.

French President Macron Wants To Attend The Next BRICS Summit. Kremlin Says No

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Palais Brogniart in Paris on June 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP)  

RT: Macron is ‘inappropriate’ for BRICS – Moscow  

There should be no place for the French president at the bloc’s upcoming summit, a senior diplomat has argued  

French President Emmanuel Macron’s attendance at a meeting of BRICS leaders would be “inappropriate,” considering his government’s stance against Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said. 

Paris confirmed this week that Macron is seeking an invitation to the bloc’s summit in South Africa in August. 

Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Ryabkov explained that Russia’s opposition to Macron’s potential appearance was based on France’s efforts to isolate Moscow and its support for NATO’s goal of inflicting a “strategic defeat” on Russia in the Ukraine conflict. 

“We are not hiding this position and have informed our South African colleagues about it,” Ryabkov said, as cited by Interfax. “We expect our point of view to be fully taken into account.”  

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French President Macron Wants To Attend The Next BRICS Summit. Kremlin Says No  

Moscow signals Pretoria that Macron’s attendance at BRICS summit inappropriate — diplomat -- TASS  

Macron? No way! Russia doesn’t want French leader at summit with China and allies -- Politico.eu  

France’s Macron would be inappropriate guest at BRICS summit, says Russia -- Reuters  

France Says Macron Hopes To Attend BRICS Summit -- AFP  

Macron wants to crash summit with Russia, China and allies -- Politico  

Macron wants to join BRICS summit – Paris -- RT

BRICS Summit Opens With Foreign Ministers And Numerous Countries Interested In Joining The Coalition

The foreign ministers of the BRICS bloc of countries met in Cape Town and called for a 'multipolar' world order. Image: Foreign Ministry Press Service/ITAR-TASS/IMAGO  

Reuters: BRICS meet with 'friends' seeking closer ties amid push to expand bloc 

CAPE TOWN, June 2 (Reuters) - Senior officials from more than a dozen countries, including Saudi Arabia and Iran, were in talks on forging closer links with the BRICS bloc of major emerging economies on Friday as it met to deepen ties and position itself as a counterweight to the West. 

BRICS, which now consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is considering expanding its membership, and a growing number of countries have expressed interest in joining. 

Once viewed as a loose association of disparate emerging economies, BRICS has in recent years taken more concrete shape, driven initially by China and, since the start of the Ukraine war in February 2022, with added impetus from Russia. 

In remarks opening Friday's discussions, host South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor spoke of the bloc as a champion of the developing world, which she said was abandoned by wealthy states and global institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

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WNU Editor: There appears to be a recognition among many nations that their future is not with the G7, but with something else .... BRICS: European Countries Requesting Membership Into the Bloc. 

BRICS Summit Opens With Foreign Ministers And Numerous Countries Interested In Joining The Coalition  

BRICS open to enlargement in call for 'multipolar' world -- DW  

BRICS foreign ministers meet with expansion in focus; group eyes cooperation, not confrontation -- Global Times  

BRICS meet with ‘friends’ seeking closer ties amid push to expand bloc -- SCMP  

BRICS FM meeting in South Africa: What’s on the agenda? -- Indian Express

South Africa Grants Putin Diplomatic Immunity To Attend The BRICS Summit In August

 

The Guardian: South Africa grants Putin and Brics leaders diplomatic immunity for summit 

ICC warrant for Russian president’s arrest issued in March over alleged war crimes in Ukraine 

South Africa has issued blanket diplomatic immunity to all leaders attending an August summit, meaning Vladimir Putin might be able to travel to Johannesburg and not fear the country acting on an international criminal court warrant for his arrest. 

South African officials insisted the broad offer of immunity, issued in a government gazette, may not trump the ICC arrest warrant. As an ICC member, South Africa would be under pressure, and possibly under a legal requirement, to arrest Putin. The court issued a warrant for his arrest in March over the alleged forcible deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia.  

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WNU Editor: I expected this legal move by South Africa. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa wants Putin to attend this summit. And to no one's surprise, there is some South African opposition to it .... Arrest Putin, South Africa’s opposition urges government (Politico.eu). 

South Africa Grants Putin Diplomatic Immunity To Attend The BRICS Summit In August

South Africa moves to let Putin attend BRICS summit despite ICC arrest warrant over Ukraine war -- CBS News  

South Africa grants Putin immunity despite international arrest warrant -- Euronews  

South Africa plans law change over Putin ICC arrest warrant -- BBC 

South Africa paves way for Vladimir Putin to attend summit -- UPI  

South Africa looks to grant Putin diplomatic immunity for BRICS summit despite outstanding ICC arrest warrant -- FOX News 

South Africa guarantees immunity for participants in June meeting, August BRICS summit -- TASS

30+ Countries Want To Join BRICS

Modern Diplomacy: More than 30 countries want to join the BRICS 

South Africa’s representative to BRICS Ambassador Anil Sooklal has hinted that the grouping is set to grow bigger this year with more than 30 countries having formally and informally applied to join the alliance. 

The latest report indicates that the countries ready to join the BRICS alliance are Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe. 

The development will come as a blow to the United States of America and other Western nations, which will see their GDPs dwindle to that of the BRICS.  

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WNU Editor: 13 countries have already submitted their applications .... 13 Countries Submit Applications To Join BRICS Alliance (Watcher Guru), and 41 countries want to accept a BRICS currency (link here).

IMF Says BRICS Set To Surpass G7 In Economic Growth

The Cradle: BRICS set to surpass G7 in economic growth  

The latest IMF figures reveal that BRICS nations will contribute 32.1 percent to global growth, compared to the G7's 29.9 percent. 

The member states of the BRICS group, which include Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, are expected to surpass the US-led G7 states in economic growth expectations, according to a Bloomberg report. 

 Bloomberg estimates that the BRICS nations will contribute 32.1 percent of global growth, compared to the G7’s 29.9 percent, based on the most recent IMF figures. 

According to the Bloomberg analysis, the G7 and BRICS nations each contributed equally to global economic growth in 2020. The western-led bloc’s performance, however, has since declined. The G7 is expected to make up just 27.8 percent of the global economy by 2028, while BRICS will make up 35 percent. 

“In total, 75 percent of global growth is expected to be concentrated in 20 countries and over half in the top four: China, India, the US, and Indonesia. While Group of Seven countries will comprise a smaller share, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and France are seen among the top 10 contributors,” Bloomberg reports.  

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 IMF Says BRICS Set To Surpass G7 In Economic Growth  

BRICS Nations Expected to Outpace G7 Countries in Economic Growth, Reaching Nearly 35% in Five Years -- Watcher.gru  

BRICS Group to Outpace G7's Growth, Reach 35 percent of Global Economy by 2028 -- MENAFN  

China, India to lead global growth over the next five years: IMF report -- Money Control  

China will become the global economy's biggest growth driver in the next 5 years, doubling the US contribution, IMF says -- Business Insider

BRICS Nations Working On Developing A “New Currency”

(Photo Credit: Twitter/ @EVILSAGAGemini)  

The Cradle: BRICS nations working on ‘fundamentally new currency’: Russian official 

The US dollar's hegemony in international markets continues to deteriorate partly due to the Global South's refusal to enforce western sanctions against Russia 

The Deputy Chairman of Russia’s State Duma, Alexander Babakov, said on 30 March that the BRICS bloc of emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – is working on developing a “new currency” that will be presented at the organization’s upcoming summit in Durban. 

“The transition to settlements in national currencies is the first step. The next one is to provide the circulation of digital or any other form of a fundamentally new currency in the nearest future. I think that at the BRICS [leaders’ summit], the readiness to realize this project will be announced, such works are underway,” Babakov said on the sidelines of the Russian-Indian Strategic Partnership for Development and Growth Business Forum.  

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WNU Editor: This BRICS currency proposal will be presented at the next BRICS summit in South Africa .... South Africa to host 15th BRICS summit at Durban in late August 2023 (Business Standard). 

BRICS Nations Working On Developing A “New Currency”  

Ditch the dollar movement grows as Moscow calls for the creation of a common BRICS currency -- Kitco News  

BRICS Group Works On A New Form Of Currency -- Telesur  

Hold Onto Your Wallets — A New World Currency Could Be In The Making, Courtesy Of BRICS Nations -- Benzinga  

BRICS Looking At Basing Financial Reserves On A Basket Of Their Own Currencies -- Silk Road Briefing

On A Visit To Saudi Arabia South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Confirms Reports That The Kingdom Wants To Jon BRICs

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Saudi Crown Prince Salman (Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministry)  

Times Now: Ramaphosa confirms Saudi Arabia wants to join Brics family 

Saudi Arabia has expressed its interest in joining the Brics bloc. This was revealed by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his two-day state visit to the kingdom on Sunday. 

“The Crown Prince (prime minister Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud) did express Saudi Arabia’s desire to be part of Brics and they are not the only country,” said Ramaphosa. 

He confirmed this on Sunday during an engagement with the media.  

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Update #1: Saudi Arabia expresses desire to join BRICS family (The Citizen) 

Update #2: South African president says Saudi Arabia interested in joining BRICS (Trend News Agency)

WNU Editor: Saudi Crown Prince Salman personally invited the South African President. And unlike President Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia this summer, the Saudis pulled out all the "bells and whistles" for the South African President during his two day state visit to Saudi Arabia. 

A personal observation.

If Russia, a founding member of BRICs, was losing in Ukraine would Saudi Arabia want to join BRICs? Would Turkish President Erdogan want to be a part of Russia's natural gas hub? .... Is A De Facto Russia - Turkey Alliance Taking Shape?  (October 7, 2022). Would India push for joint military projects with Russia? .... India-Russia joint venture hopes for $5 billion in supersonic missile exports by 2025 (Reuters). 

In these situations I always wonder. What do they know that we do not?

Here is an easy prediction. When the Russia - Ukraine war is over, there will be a rush of many non-Western countries to join BRICs. And a decade or two after that, BRICs will be the world's dominant economic bloc, not the G7. 

Report: Egypt, Saudi Arabia And Turkey To Join BRICS Group Soon

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) and China's president Xi Jinping (R) shake hands during a meeting within the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) summit, in Xiamen, China on September 5, 2017 [Egyptian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Agency] 

Middle East Monitor: BRICS expects Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to join group soon  

The president of the BRICS International Forum expects Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia to join the group "very soon". In an interview with Russia's Izvestia, Purnima Anand said that China, Russia and India discussed this issue during the 14th BRICS Summit, which was held online last month. 

"All these countries have shown an interest in joining and are preparing to apply for membership. I think this is a good step, because expansion is always perceived positively; this will clearly increase the influence of BRICS in the world," explained Anand. "I hope that the accession of countries to BRICS will happen very quickly, because now all representatives of the core of the association are interested in expanding the organisation, so it will be very soon." 

She stressed that the accession of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey may not take place at the same time.  

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WNU Editor:This follows Iran and Argentina applying to join BRICS .... Iran, Argentina apply to join BRICS bloc after recent summit: Report (Business Standard). 

A prediction. Indonesia will be next in wanting to join the organization.

BRICS Members Are Calling For The Creation Of Their Own Reserve Currency To Challenge The U.S. Dollar

FILE PHOTO: The current leaders of the BRICS group, pictured during an informal meeting at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019 © Wikipedia  

Zero Hedge/Epoch Times: China And Russia Want To Replace US Dollar With BRICS Currencies 

BRICS members call for cross-border payment in BRICS currencies to challenge the U.S. dollar. 

The BRICS—an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—held a summit on June 23. The meeting, chaired by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, was part of a lengthy series of BRICS cooperation events, which began on June 6 with the second finance ministers and central bank governors meeting and ended with the second meeting of the committee of senior energy officials on June 28. 

In his opening remarks, Xi stated, “We should also expand BRICS cooperation on cross-border payment and credit rating to facilitate trade, investment, and financing among our countries.”

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Update: Russia's Deputy Head Of Security Council Asserts BRICS Can Create Its Own Reserve Currency (Republic World)  

WNU Editor: BRICS members having their own reserve currency to conduct cross-border payments and financial transactions is going to happen. But it is going to take years before it can seriously challenge the US reserve currency status, and only if other countries like Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, etc., join the organization.

Is The Evolving Multipolar World Order Irreversible?

Chinese President Xi Jinping hosts the 14th BRICS Summit via video link on June 23, 2022, Beijing, China. © Global Look Press / Xinhua / Rao Aimin 

TASS: Multipolar world order evolving globally, process irreversible — Putin 

"The position of Russia and many other countries is that this democratic, more just world order should be built on the basis of mutual respect and trust, and, of course, on the generally accepted principles of international law and the UN Charter," the President emphasized 

MOSCOW, June 30. /TASS/. A multipolar world order is evolving globally now, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

"A multipolar system of international relations has been actively evolving.

The process is irreversible, it has been unfolding in front of our eyes and it is objective in its nature," Putin said, addressing the 10th St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPBILF).  

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WNU Editor: Beijing and Moscow are totally dedicated to making this a success .... China and Russia want to create G7 alternative – media (RT). 

My prediction is that they will succeed. 

As a group they have the resources, manufacturing base, financial structures, and population base to not only compete with the G7, but to also surpass it in the coming years.

G7 vs BRICS

So next time when they talk about "international society", you know what they mean... pic.twitter.com/3sV23dxLCp

— Lijian Zhao 赵立坚 (@zlj517) June 28, 2022

WNU Editor: And BRICS is growing .... Iran, Argentina apply to join BRICS bloc after recent summit: Report (Business Standard).

Russian President Putin Is Meeting Virtually The Leaders of China, Brazil, South Africa, And India At The BRICS Meeting Today

Leaders of BRICS countries — China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin, Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro, India's Narendra Modi, and South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa — at the BRICS summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. The leaders met virtually this year. Sputnik/Alexey Nikolsky/Kremlin via Reuters 

Insider: Putin is meeting leaders of China, Brazil, and India, showing Russia still has powerful allies despite the Ukraine invasion 

* Putin is meeting leaders of the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) alliance this week. 

* Putin said Russian trade with BRICS nations rose 38% between January and March despite Western sanctions. 

* The meeting shows Putin still has friends despite the backlash to his Ukraine invasion. 

President Vladimir Putin is meeting this week with a group of prominent world leaders, a reminder that Russia still has powerful allies despite the backlash to its invasion of Ukraine. 

Putin is attending a virtual meeting of the BRICS alliance on Thursday, a group made up of Russia, India, China, Brazil, and South Africa founded in 2009. 

The leaders released pre-recorded speeches on Wednesday, all which went without criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.  

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WNU Editor: For Russia this is a huge economic shift but necessary in view of sanctions .... Isolated Putin says trade with China and India is increasing (CNBC). More here .... Vladimir Putin says Russia's trade with China, India, Brazil, and South Africa has jumped 38% amid sanctions and war in Ukraine (Insider).

Russia's Proposal That Oil Contracts Be Traded Without Using The US Dollar Was The Bombshell At This Year's BRICS Summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) delivers the speech ahead of the signing ceremony of BRICS Business Council at 2017 BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, China September 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Pool

Pepe Escobar, Asia Times: The real BRICS bombshell

Putin reveals 'fair multipolar world' concept in which oil contracts could bypass the US dollar and be traded with oil, yuan and gold.

The annual BRICS summit in Xiamen – where President Xi Jinping was once mayor – could not intervene in a more incandescent geopolitical context.

Once again, it’s essential to keep in mind that the current core of BRICS is “RC”; the Russia-China strategic partnership. So in the Korean peninsula chessboard, RC context – with both nations sharing borders with the DPRK – is primordial.

Beijing has imposed a definitive veto on war – of which the Pentagon is very much aware.

Pyongyang’s sixth nuclear test, although planned way in advance, happened only three days after two nuclear-capable US B-1B strategic bombers conducted their own “test” alongside four F-35Bs and a few Japanese F-15s.

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WNU Editor: You have to scroll down in the above post to get to the story .... but I agree with this author's analysis .... Russia/China/Iran/etc. are now positioned to start trading oil contracts without using the U.S. dollar. And how will they do it .... by using the new triad of oil, yuan and gold to guarantee their contracts. What does this mean .... in short .... the days of the U.S. currency being the reserve currency of the world is slowly coming to an end.

BRICS Leaders Are Expressing Their Concerns That Pakistan Is Supporting Militant Groups

DW: China's 'betrayal' - BRICS leaders slam Pakistan-based jihadi groups

The BRICS nations have expressed concern about Pakistan-based militant groups like LeT and the Haqqani Network. It is a diplomatic defeat for Islamabad, which heavily depends on Beijing's support amid a global isolation.

Pakistan's foreign policy in a nutshell: As long as China is backing us, we don't have to worry about the United States or the rest of the world. And that was exactly the official reaction after US President Donald Trump announced his Afghanistan policy last month, criticizing safe havens for Islamist terrorists on Pakistani soil.

While the Islamic country's politicians and government officials refuted Trump's claims that Pakistan was supporting militant groups near its border with Afghanistan, they heaved a sigh of relief when Chinese officials came to their support against Trump.

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WNU Editor: Pakistan did not expect this. They are now denying these claims but this is a huge diplomatic blow .... Pakistan rejects BRICS claims on terror havens (Daily Times). On the flip side .... this is definitely a huge win for India, and it validates what President Trump said last month when he signaled out Pakistan for supporting terror groups.

More News On BRIC Leaders Expressing Their Concerns That Pakistan Is Supporting Militant Groups

Rattled Pakistan Rejects BRICS Declaration, Blames Afghanistan For Providing ‘Safe Havens’ to Terrorists -- India.com
They didn't see this coming: Defense experts on Pak's denial of terror groups -- Business Standard
BRICS: Militant Groups Pose a Threat to Regional Security -- VOA
India Secures Diplomatic Victory as BRICS Condemns Pakistan-Based Terrorists -- Sputnik
BRICS potentially strengthens Trumps hand in tackling Pakistani support of militants -- Huffington POst

Update: Has the Pakistani Foreign Minister just admitted that Pakistan is providing safe havens for militant groups? .... Pakistan has to rein-in terror groups to avoid ‘embarrassment’: FM Khawaja Asif (Hindustan Times). More here from the Pakistani Foreign Minister .... Pakistan needs to act against LeT, JeM to put its 'house in order', says Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif (India TV). Here is a prediction .... this foreign minister may be out of a job in the next few days.