New doors for trade and investment will be opened under the supervision of developed countries like China and Russia

BRICS member China is believed to hold significantly more gold reserves than the officially announced 2,250 tonnes

Ambassador of Brazil to Pakistan, Olyntho Vieira said that Pakistan can play an important role in the global economy by becoming a part of the international multilateral forum BRICS

Americans have been repeatedly defeated by a movement of tribal rebels and this, added to US failures in the Middle East and elsewhere, highlights the overburdened condition of the declining Atlantic naval superpower (militarily and financially) and further undermines American credibility and prestige globally.

Interestingly, Secretary Austin's claims were preceded by other Western officials' laughable statements that Moscow's forces would "take years to rebuild". Namely, back in mid-January, Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Chair of the National Security and Defense Committee in the Lithuanian Parliament, said it would "take Russia 5-7 years to reconstitute its forces". And yet, Campbell's assessment suggests this happened in just two months. This pretty much tells you all you need to know about "well-informed Western officials".

According to field information, there are Western troops fighting for Ukraine as mercenaries during land invasions against Russian border regions of Belgorod and Kursk.