Thread by @AlexBarnicoat_

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BRICS SUMMIT

The BRICS Summit in Russia just finished

Here's a thread covering everything you need to know that happened ⬇️

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1. The Indian Prime Minister held a meeting with the new Iranian President, to discuss relations and global affairs.

This comes at the same time that India is supplying drones, weapons and explosives to Israel.

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2. Indian Prime Minister Modi also held a meeting with Russian President Putin.

In that meeting, he vowed to help Russia end their war with Ukraine.

Below is my own video, from tiktok, covering this:

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3. The members of BRICS, posing for a photo:

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4. The entirety of BRICS collectively condemned Israel and called for a ceasefire.

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5. For the first time in 5 years, India and China held a bilateral meeting.

This came a day after a historic agreement was announced between the two countries, to end their disputed border crisis.

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5 (extra).

I've attached my own video, giving more info on that same agreement between India and China:

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6. The Saudi Crown Prince did not attend the BRICS summit, despite being invited.

Instead, he had a meeting with the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken.

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7. Putin announced Iran has "become a fully-fledged member of the BRICS."

Attached is the video of him saying this:

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8. One of the most important points:

Putin was gifted a mock up of a "BRICS bill" at the summit.

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9.

BRICS officially added 13 new nations to the alliance as partner countries (not full members):

Algeria
Belarus
Cuba
Indonesia
Malaysia
Nigeria
Turkey
Uganda
Uzbekistan

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10. Russian President Putin proposes plan to create a BRICS-based grain exchange.

"A number of BRICS countries are among the world's largest producers of grain, vegetables, and oilseeds.

We propose opening a BRICS grain exchange.

This would facilitate predictable price indicators for products and raw materials, taking into account their special role in ensuring food security."

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11. Putin announced he is cancelling his trip to Brazil for the G20 summit, next month.

Attached is my own video talking about this:

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