World media about Putin and the Kazan BRICS summit — review

The world media began commenting on the results of the 16th BRICS summit that ended yesterday in Kazan. InoSMI portal publishes a brief overview of statements in the press.

In an article for the British edition of The Guardian, international diplomacy expert Patrick Wintour notes that Vladimir Putin does not deny sending military personnel from North Korea to Russia.

"Vladimir Putin has evaded the allegations that North Korea has sent military personnel to Russia, insisting that Moscow decides for itself how to fulfill the terms of the mutual defense agreement with Pyongyang."

Vladimir Putin said that the BRICS summit in Kazan is a success for countries that are committed to building a more democratic, inclusive and multipolar world order, writes The New York Times.

"The event was a kind of coup in the field of international relations for Vladimir Putin, whom the West has been trying to isolate since 2022."

Vladimir Putin noted that the existing infrastructure in the BRICS countries is sufficient to make cross-border transfers, the British The Daily Mail reports.

"Delays in payments in trade with such major partners of Russia as China or Turkey, where Western banks are forced under pressure to carefully check transactions with Russia, have become a serious headache for Russian companies and banks.Russia has proposed an alternative payment system in the national currencies of the BRICS countries, which will include a new messaging system and a network of national commercial banks interconnected through the central banks of the BRICS countries."

The Jerusalem Post writes that Vladimir Putin warns of a possible escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.

"On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of the BRICS countries that the Middle East is on the verge of a full-scale war after a sharp increase in tensions between Israel and Iran."

French Le Figaro notes Vladimir Putin's reaction to information about North Korean military personnel in Russia.

"Answering a question about the alleged deployment of North Korean military personnel in Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin did not refute the reports of Western intelligence services, but evaded a direct answer. "We have never doubted at all that the North Korean leadership takes our agreements seriously," he said at a press conference at the BRICS summit in Moscow. Kazan, adding that "this is our business."