(Kitco News) - While the runup to this weekend’s G20 summit was dominated by talk of the growing divide between China and host nation India, the summit itself served to underline the growing rift between the BRICS nations and the West, which could have significant long-term impacts on the U.S. dollar and commodities in the years to come.
The first and most obvious point of dispute between the BRICS and the West was the reference to Ukraine in the G20 Leaders’ Declaration, the wrangling over which began long before the leaders arrived in New Delhi.
The Russian Sherpa said, “there were very difficult negotiations on the Ukrainian issue,” but that “the collective position of the BRICS countries and partners worked,” and ultimately, “everything was reflected [in the final resolution] in a balanced form.” Speaking about the weekend as a whole, Lavrov said “the current summit has become, to a certain extent, a turning point,” and that “the Indian presidency has truly consolidated […] the members of the 20 from the global South.”Climate became the other major tug-of war as the summit continued, and once again, positions were divided between the BRICS and the developed Western nations.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accepted the ceremonial gavel from Modi at the conclusion of the G20 on Sunday, but he got a head start on BRICS business the day before. Lula preemptively declared on Saturday that unlike the BRICS summit where Putin faced possible arrest by South African authorities on behalf of the International Criminal Court , the Russian President would be welcome to attend the next G20 in Rio in person, with no fear of arrest.
When presented with a choice between support for international law or support for a BRICS member, even a committed leftist like Lula didn’t hesitate to show where his solidarity truly lay.
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