By John Owen Nwachukwu BRICS countries have made their position known in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. According...
By John Owen Nwachukwu
BRICS countries have made their position known in the
ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
According to them, they are in support of talks between
Russia and Ukraine to end the war.
In a joint statement published on the Kremlin’s website on
Thursday, the countries, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South
Africa, made their position known.
“We have discussed the situation in Ukraine and recall our
national positions as expressed at the appropriate fora, namely the UN
[Security Council] and UN [General Assembly]. We support talks between Russia
and Ukraine,” the statement read.
“We have also discussed our concerns over the humanitarian
situation in and around Ukraine and expressed our support to efforts of the UN
Secretary-General, UN Agencies and ICRC to provide humanitarian assistance in
accordance with the basic principles of humanity, neutrality and impartiality
established in UN General Assembly resolution 46/182,” they added.
The BRICS summit, hosted by Beijing, marks Russian President
Vladimir Putin’s first international forum with other heads of major economies
since he launched his invasion in Ukraine back in February.
Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s
President Volodymyr Zelensky has indicated that he was willing to hold direct
talks with Putin.
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