In an extensive interview on Oct. 20 with Russia’s Argumenty i Fakty magazine, published today, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pointed to the very stark differences between the Brussels/Washington/NATO bureaucracy, which still operates as a colonial power, and the increasingly independent BRICS group, which is meeting in Kazan, Russia over Oct. 22-24.
“BRICS does not compel any nation to make sacrifices,” he said, characterizing how the EU bureaucracy in Brussels “seek to dictate terms to its voters and member states.” That is entirely absent within BRICS, he said. “Unity does not stem from artificial constructs. … In essence, the bureaucracy has set this agenda. Within the European Union, NATO sets objectives, and American influence dictates these terms. Essentially, it is one and the same, as the Brussels bureaucracy remains entirely beholden to Washington’s directives.”
