BRICS’ Russia Summit message to the West: “We are here. You have to listen.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin - who is hosting the latest BRICS Summit - has managed to demonstrate to the world that he is not isolated at all - and that - together with China - he leads the Global South. So says Russian historian, Professor Irina Filatova. In this interview with BizNews, she says BRICS sees itself as fighting for a new multipolar world - and that the addition of the new members, particularly Iran, has pushed BRICS away from cooperation with the West. She describes as the biggest take-out from the Summit, “the huge announcement by the Global South. We are here and you have to listen to us.” She adds: “It may be that this summit actually was a point in the international relations and in the global situation that we shall remember as a turning point which will mark the strengthening, final strengthening of the rest at the expense of the West, or it may not. It may be completely different and the world may collapse into a host of different groupings, conflicts and fighting interests both on the battlefield and in the trade relations, the economy, etc.” Professor Filatova also describes the impact a new BRICS financial system could have on the current global financial system. Furthermore, she analyses the implications of North Korea entering the war against Ukraine.