“And many others, for example, including the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” he said, using North Korea’s official name. BRICS is an economic collective that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
Putin’s words come as Russia and Ukraine have stopped targeting each other’s energy infrastructure, but other attacks have continued leaving the peace negotiations shaky. Last week a partial ceasefire was agreed to last week by Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
China and North Korea have played considerably different roles with Russia when it comes to Putin's war efforts. China has tried to walk a diplomatic tightrope since the onset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.