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BRICS demand immediate cessation of hostilities in Lebanon and Israeli attacks on UNIFIL

September 12, 2025
President of Russia Vladimir Putin during a group photo ceremony for the heads of delegation at the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan
President of Russia Vladimir Putin during a group photo ceremony for the heads of delegation at the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan. From left: President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa and President of China Xi Jinping. From right: President of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. [PHOTO: brics-russia2024]

In the final statement of the BRICS summit in Kazan, the BRICS countries condemn the attacks on UN employees and call on Israel to immediately cease its actions against UNIFIL forces in southern Lebanon. In their final statement at the BRICS Kazan summit, the BRICS countries call for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Lebanon. They stressed the need to preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon and create conditions for a political and diplomatic solution to preserve peace and stability in the Middle East.

According to DW, “The process of forming a multipolar world order is underway, a dynamic and irreversible process,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the opening of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said there is “significant crisis potential” in the global economy, which he said is due in part to the “chronic growth of debt burdens in developed countries,” the “practice of unilateral sanctions, protectionism, and unfair competition,” According to Barron’s.

Western countries have imposed numerous sanctions on Russia following the special military operation in Ukraine. “There is also a significant crisis potential. It is not only about the ever-increasing geopolitical tensions, but also about the fact that the chronic growth of the debt burden in developed countries continues, the practice of unilateral sanctions, protectionism, and unfair competition is expanding,” according to Tass Vladimir Putin said at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin during a limited attendance meeting of BRICS leaders during the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan.
BRICS countries demand immediate cessation of hostilities in Lebanon and Israeli attacks on UNIFIL. [PHOTO: brics-russia2024]
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed with the statement by the head of the New BRICS Development Bank, Dilma Rousseff, that “the dollar is being used as a weapon”, calling it “a big mistake”.

“The process of forming a multipolar world order is underway, a dynamic and irreversible process,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the opening of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia.

BRICS must lead the way in the new global governance: the international balance of power is evolving profoundly, but the reform of the global governance system has long been lagging.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the BRICS summit in Kazan, called for “practicing true multilateralism, adhering to the global governance concept of broad consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits, leading governance reform with the concepts of fairness, justice, openness and inclusiveness, and strengthening the representation and voice of countries in the global South,” according to CCTV‘s report.

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The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings.

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