The West does not want a dialogue on a new security architecture or to acknowledge the influence of BRICS, founder of the French party "The Patriots" Florian Philippot told Sputnik.
The unipolar world of American imperialism is over, Philippot said, noting that this year, for the first time, the GDP of the BRICS countries exceeded the GDP of the G7 countries, which is very symbolic.
International trade and even diplomacy are now rebalancing itself, he pointed out. According to the politician, the shift in the balance of power will become more pronounced for demographic, economic, political, and military reasons.
In January, the head of the Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, said in an interview with Sputnik that the share of the BRICS countries, which at the that time included Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, in the global GDP in terms of purchasing power parity in 2023 increased from 31 to 35%, exceeding the share of the G7.
At the August BRICS summit in South Africa, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia were invited to join the organization. The full membership of the new countries in this organization began on January 1, 2024.
With the accession of all new members, the BRICS membership expanded to ten countries with a population of 3.6 billion people, which is almost half of the world's population. These countries account for more than 40% of global oil production and about a quarter of the world's merchandise exports.