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BRICS Nations to Gather without Xi, Putin
- BRICS leaders are meeting in Rio de Janeiro on July 4, 2025, for a two-day summit hosted by Brazil focused on economic and geopolitical issues.
- The summit follows recent expansions including Saudi Arabia, Iran, and others, complicating consensus amid divergent member interests and geopolitical tensions.
- Notably, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are absent, with Premier Li Qiang representing China and Putin joining via video link.
- Host President Lula emphasized the importance of decreasing reliance on the dollar in BRICS trade and cautioned that without a different approach, the world risks ending this century repeating patterns from the last.
- The summit may advance Global South cooperation and the New Development Bank's role, but deep internal divisions suggest challenges in achieving unified policy outcomes.
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The shadow of the conflicts in Iran and Gaza will hover on the rendezvous, as will the tensions arising from the tariffs imposed by the US President Without Xi Jinping or Vladimir Putin, the Brics
The fact that Putin and Xi are not personally participating in the Rio de Janeiro summit makes the misery clearly visible,
Oswaldo RojasNo Xi Jinping or Vladimir Putin, the BRICS are ready to join their voices in the face of Donald Trump's trade policy at a summit in Rio de Janeiro that begins on Sunday, although they are divided over the Middle East after the recent escalation between Iran and Israel. Strongly guarded by security forces, the Brazilian city will host the two-day meeting of the group of 11 countries, including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South A…
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