Russia aims to create mechanisms to bolster its war effort against Ukraine at BRICS summit - ISW
Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin (getty images)
Russia is likely to use the BRICS summit as an opportunity to establish mechanisms that could bolster its military efforts in Ukraine, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
According to ISW, 36 world leaders arrived at the summit in Kazan. Among them are UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Taliban Minister of Commerce and Industry Nooruddin Azizi, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has already met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during the summit. Modi reiterated the need to find a peaceful resolution to Russia's war against Ukraine as soon as possible and affirmed India's role as a potential mediator.
"Russia will likely use the BRICS summit as an opportunity to showcase its efforts at enhancing global ties with non-Western states and possibly establish deals and trade mechanisms through which it can support its war efforts in Ukraine by mitigating the impacts of Western sanctions," the ISW states.
It is worth noting that in early September, it became known that Türkiye had applied for membership in BRICS.
On October 20, it was reported that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva canceled his trip to the BRICS summit in Russia.
Previously, Putin declined to attend the G20 summit in Brazil, where he risks arrest under an International Criminal Court warrant. He claimed that the ICC's ruling is easy to evade.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Kazan for an unannounced visit on the day the summit began.
