KAZAN. Oct 24 (Interfax) - Venezuela may join BRICS only if the association's members reach a consensus on this, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
In Kazan, Russia, the annual meeting of former emerging countries characterized by a strong anti-Western thrust: Lula vetoes Caracas' entry but Cuba, Bolivia, Turkey and Belarus, among others, enter.
On the one hand, the BRICS summit was Putin's success and to his benefit—it is rare for anyone to gather such a group of world leaders. This meeting demonstrates the West's failure to organize a ...