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BRICS has expanded to include Vietnam as a partner country, increasing its global population coverage to over 55% and its economic influence to nearly 44% of the world GDP, while Vietnam maintains a policy of strategic non-alignment amidst US-China tensions.
South Africa's relationship with Russia has raised concerns as the country abstains from voting against Russia at the UN, hosts war games with the Russian Navy, and criticizes the United States. Investigations have revealed financial links between the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg through the United Manganese of Kalahari (UMK) mines. The ANC, which has historic ties to the former Soviet Union, denies being a funding front for the party. Critics worry that these connections could influence South Africa's foreign policy towards Russia, risking trade, investment, and isolation from the West.
South Africa's presidential security advisor emphasized the country's policy of neutrality in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, stating that it is "actively non-aligned." This comes after U.S. allegations that South Africa had supplied weapons to Moscow, leading to a diplomatic crisis. The U.S. ambassador to South Africa has since apologized for his comments. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged South Africa to help implement Kyiv's peace plan to end the war. South Africa has abstained from voting on U.N. resolutions condemning the war.