He said live on the ‘Russia 1’ television channel: ‘Apparently, we expect the president to participate via a phone conference.’ The journalist added that ‘Moscow is celebrating City Day next week, and the president always participates in events on this occasion.’
At the initiative of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil will hold an extraordinary virtual meeting of the organization’s member states on September 8th to discuss the trade policies of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The BRICS group is an international association established in 2006 by Russia, China, India, and Brazil, with South Africa joining in 2011. Since 2024, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, and Iran have joined, and since January 2025, Indonesia has also become a member.





