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- BRICS leaders made media statements President of Russia 24 Aug 2023 -- At the 15th BRICS Summit, held in Johannesburg, heads of state from this interstate association made statements for the media.
- Meeting in the BRICS Plus/Outreach format President of Russia 24 Aug 2023 -- Vladimir Putin took part, via videoconference, in the BRICS Plus/Outreach format meeting.
- BRICS Bloc Adds Six New Members VOA 24 Aug 2023 -- The BRICS group of emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - is admitting six new members, its leaders announced Thursday on the final day of their annual summit. The group considers itself an alternative to the U.S.-led world order.
- BRICS to welcome six new members, a 'historical milestone' Global Times 24 Aug 2023 -- The BRICS countries welcomed six new members from three different continents on Thursday, marking a historic milestone that underscored the solidarity of BRICS and developing countries and determination to work together for a better future, officials and experts said. The expansion of the BRICS, as a new starting point for multilateral cooperation, will play a positive role for more equitable and just global governance, experts said.
- Six countries invited to join BRICS People's Daily 24 Aug 2023 -- BRICS leaders agreed on Thursday to invite six countries, namely Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, to join the group.
- BRICS countries to counter hegemony amid rising multipolar world order: Putin People's Daily 24 Aug 2023 -- The BRICS group supports the rise of a multipolar world order, and opposes attempts made by some countries to assert their hegemony, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday at the 15th BRICS Summit during a virtual address.
- BRICS invites Iran, five other countries to join as new members Press TV 24 Aug 2023 -- Iran has been invited to become a member of the BRICS group of emerging economies, whose leaders are in Johannesburg, South Africa, to discuss the bloc's expansion.
- Johannesburg II Declaration. BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism, Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa, 23 August 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Aug 2023
- BRICS Expansion to 11 Nations, 37% of Global GDP Offers 'Big Boost' for Multilateralism Sputnik 24 Aug 2023 -- The massive new expansion of the BRICS economic bloc offers substantial opportunities, including for trade in non-dollar currencies between a vast swath of humanity and even greater investment opportunities using institutions outside of the US or Europe, an expert told Sputnik.
- BRICS Sets Out Key Points in 15th Summit's Declaration Sputnik 24 Aug 2023 -- The three-day historic summit of BRICS — the group uniting the world's largest developing economies, transpired in the South African capital of Johannesburg. To wrap up the event, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa presented a joint declaration during the venue's final day.
- BRICS Expansion Shows Policy of Unilateralism on Decline - Raisi Sputnik 24 Aug 2023 -- Earlier in the day, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the BRICS leaders have decided to invite Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, the UAE and Saudi Arabia to join the group.
- Argentina, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE and Ethiopia Get BRICS Membership Sputnik 24 Aug 2023 -- The leaders of the BRICS countries believe that the time has come to use local currencies and alternative payment systems, Cyril Ramaphosa said. "There is global momentum to use of local currencies, alternative financial arrangements and alternative payment systems. As BRICS we are ready to explore opportunities for improving the stability, reliability and fairness of the global financial architecture," Ramaphosa said at the BRICS Summit media briefing. According to Ramaphosa, the admission of new members to the BRICS is the first phase of the group's expansion process.
- Secretary-General's remarks at the BRICS summit UN Secretary-General 24 Aug 2023
- Secretary-General's opening remarks at press encounter at BRICS Summit meeting UN Secretary-General 24 Aug 2023
- At BRICS Summit, Guterres global unity call in face of 'existential' challenges UN News 24 Aug 2023 -- The UN chief on Thursday underscored the urgent need for unity and justice to tackle humanity's pressing challenges, which range from the climate crisis to economic disparities and conflicts with global implications.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from the "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" programme, August 24, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Aug 2023
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Aug 2023
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with President of the Central African Republic (CAR) Faustin-Archange Touadéra on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Aug 2023
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Luis Arce Catacora Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Aug 2023
News Reports
- Russia publishes names of passengers, crew on crashed Embraer plane People's Daily 24 Aug 2023 -- The Russian civil aviation authority (Rosaviatsia) published on Thursday the names of all 10 passengers and crew members who were on board the Embraer plane that crashed in the Tver region, among them -- Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin.
- Russian president sends condolences to Prigozhin's family after plane crash Press TV 24 Aug 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his "condolences" over a plane crash that killed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and nine others.
- Wagner head plane crash provokes discussion in China Radio Free Asia 24 Aug 2023 -- Russia's civil aviation agency said Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin was on an airplane that crashed near Moscow Wednesday. It has fueled a wave of online discussion in China, where some drew comparisons to the Chinese Communist Party's not so distant past.
- In Indirect Confirmation Of Prigozhin's Death, Putin Offers Condolences To Family RFE/RL 24 Aug 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his first remarks since the deadly crash of the plane thought to be carrying the founder of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, expressed his condolences to the man's family while also referring to the "serious mistakes" made by the mercenary leader.
- Yevgeny Prigozhin, Mercenary Leader Whose Mutiny Was 'Stab In The Back' For Putin, Presumed Dead In Plane Crash RFE/RL 24 Aug 2023 -- Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the notorious mercenary company Wagner who became a key figure in Russia's war on Ukraine before staging a mutiny that rattled the Kremlin and brought rebel fighters to Moscow's doorstep, is believed to have died in a plane crash north of Moscow.
- The List Is Long: Russians Who Have Died After Running Afoul Of The Kremlin RFE/RL 24 Aug 2023 -- One was a dogged reporter determined to expose corruption, malfeasance, and abuse from the halls of power in Moscow to the killing fields of Chechnya.
- The Man Called 'Wagner': Dmitry Utkin, The Mercenary Field Commander Reported Dead In Russian Plane Crash RFE/RL 24 Aug 2023 -- "Wagner is a cruel fellow," a Wagner officer told RFE/RL in 2018, speaking of senior mercenary field commander Dmitry Utkin, whose call sign was "Wagner." "He's no fool."
- Convenient Crashes: A Look At Russia's History Of Suspicious Aircraft Disasters RFE/RL 24 Aug 2023 -- The Embraer Legacy 600 passenger jet dropped off radar screens around 6:11 p.m. Moscow time on August 23, not long after departing Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport en route to St. Petersburg. Rescuers found the wreckage of the jet a few hours later near the city of Tver, north of Moscow.
- Wagner chief killed in plane crash near Moscow People's Daily 24 Aug 2023 -- Russia's Federal Agency for Air Transport conformed on Wednesday that Wagner Group private military company's leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash in the Tver Region near Moscow.
- Moscow Court Extends Pretrial Detention Of U.S. Reporter By Three Months RFE/RL 24 Aug 2023 -- The pretrial detention of U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is accused of espionage - a charge he, his employer, The Wall Street Journal, and the U.S. government reject - has been extended by a Moscow court for another three months.
- Satellite Images Show Wagner Camp In Belarus Being Dismantled RFE/RL 24 Aug 2023 -- Images obtained by RFE/RL show that a suspected tent camp thought to be occupied by troops from Russia's Wagner mercenary group near the Belarusian village of Tsel is being dismantled.
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