BRICS could expand after Trump's trade war, suggests the Russian government.
According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabko, "partner countries will bring their special elements of added value" to the group.
247 - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that the number of BRICS members could increase through the group's ten partner countries - Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Vietnam, Uganda, and Uzbekistan.
According to the Russian government, the expansion would be a way to mitigate the negative consequences of the 50% tariffs announced by the US president against Brazilian exports.
"We are confident that the countries included in the first circle of partner [members] will bring their own special elements of added value to BRICS cooperation. I am sure that others will follow them in the future," he stated, according to the Russian state news agency TASS.
Currently, BRICS is made up of the following countries that are full members of the group - Brazil, Russia, China, India, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia and Iran. Invited in 2023, Saudi Arabia has never officially joined, but has sent representatives to the meetings.
