COVID-19 and Key Challenges to Russia’s BRICS Presidency

Dated Published: April 2020

Russia's presidency of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) has been put to test by the COVID-19 crisis. As it reconsiders all planned future events, what are going to be Russia's priorities and challenges in the current year? Will the presidency address and adapt to the changing definitions of globalisation and multilateralism?

Will Russia prioritise building capacity and infrastructure of the public health sector in the wake of the pandemic? Will it attempt to address and resolve the increasing gap between the rich and the poor, with cooperation from the BRICS nations? Will the BRICS nations come together to find efficient solutions to the pandemic through an exchange of best practices?

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