BRICS Countries Will Be at Heart of New World Order, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Says

• BRICS Countries Will Be at Heart of New World Order, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Says
  by Sofia Chegodaeva, https://sputniknews.com/
  Since the West has declared a hybrid war against Russia, Moscow has to search for opportunities in other regions, the diplomat said. The BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) will be at the heart of a new world order, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said.
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  “In all respects … these countries will become the basis of a new world order,” the deputy foreign minister told RT when asked whether the BRICS countries would take a more important role in the world. Russia is working to establish contacts with any country that is interested in cooperation, he said.
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  “There is no news here about our stable and long-standing policy of establishing a comprehensive static partnership with China, this is just another step,” he said, commenting on the recent meeting of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.
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  Commenting on President Putin’s decision to switch to ruble payments for gas contracts with ‘unfriendly’ countries, Ryabkov said that Russia is not changing the terms of the contracts but is protecting its interests.
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  “We are not modifying [the terms of] contracts, we are protecting our interests from a tsunami, a wave of totally irresponsible sanctions that just hit the foundations of international trade and the international system,” Ryabkov told RT.
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  The fact that countries in the West quit contracts with Russia in several spheres “just within a night” is shameful, Ryabkov said.
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