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EU urges BRICS+ countries to put pressure on Putin over Ukraine war
What exactly is the BRICS+ group, and does it threaten the established world order?
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In 2009, a summit held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, brought together the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. The outcome of that meeting saw the creation of an intergovernmental organization called the BRICs. Some 15 years later, the BRICS+ group, as it's now referred to, is regarded by some analysts as a threat to the established world order. But what exactly is this organization, how does it function, and just how much of a threat does it pose?
Russia's chairmanship over the powerful group creates an uncomfortable tension at this year's summit given that there is a warrant out for Putin's arrest by the ICC. More than 20 world leaders are in attendance, including Putin, China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra Modi, Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian, and the UN's Secretary-General António Guterres. The European Union has criticized Putin's "misuse" of his role and urged the other leaders to speak out against Russia's war on Ukraine. "We trust that all participants of the summit in Kazan will use this event to call on Putin once again to immediately end the war against the Ukrainian people," said EU foreign policy spokesperson Peter Stano.
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