Russia says expanding BRICS is a shock to the West.
The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the expansion of BRICS is a shock to the West, and asserted that a return to a unipolar world is impossible.
According to TASS, at the opening ceremony of the 7th BRICS Media Summit, the official spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated that the expansion of BRICS is a "shock" to the West.
"The expansion of BRICS is a real shock to the West, a cold shower and a powerful confirmation that there will be no return to a unipolar world," said spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
According to Zakharova, the BRICS group has become a model for interaction between nations; it is "the lifeblood, the real panacea for everything happening in international relations today."
According to an official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the upcoming BRICS summit, to be held from October 22-24 in the Russian city of Kazan, will become a prominent global event.
Earlier, on September 12, speaking at a meeting of BRICS security representatives in Saint Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin said: “We cannot ignore the growing interest in BRICS from many countries. As of today (September 12), more than 30 countries – precisely 34 countries – have declared their desire to participate in the activities of our group.”
According to the Russian leader, BRICS members have agreed to discuss granting partnership status to countries willing to participate in the group's work and are likely to approve some bidders at the upcoming summit in Kazan.
Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said Türkiye has officially submitted an application to join the group, adding that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accepted the Kremlin's invitation to attend the upcoming BRICS summit in Kazan.
The BRICS Media Summit took place from September 13 to 17 in Moscow, with the participation of leading managers and experts from more than 60 media organizations in 45 countries.
The first Media Summit was held as a new format of the BRICS Media Forum – a non-governmental, non-profit platform to create opportunities for dialogue among leading media organizations of the association's member countries. The Media Forum was established in 2015 at the initiative of Xinhua News Agency (China).
