In Russia, Officials Speak About Expanding BRICS Membership

Source: Lenta.ru | Original Published At: 2026-09-13 08:11:10 UTC

Key Points

• Grigory Karasin, chair of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, said many states would like to become BRICS members.
• Karasin said the current 10 BRICS participants mentioned in the article are considering how to deepen cooperation and that there is no fussiness in expanding membership.
• He stressed that BRICS is an organization that knows how to listen to one another and that expansion should not be hurried.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier said BRICS values and ideals are attractive to many countries and described the bloc as the world's largest association.
• Putin noted that BRICS members account for about 40% of global GDP and nearly half of the world's population.