The 11-member BRICS bloc is looking at further expansion in 2026, confirmed Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Sherpa Sergey Ryabkov. “There will be expansion; no one opposes this,” said Sergey on BRICS. “In this case, BRICS will only benefit from the expansion, from admitting new members,” the senior Russian diplomat noted. Source: dailynewsegypt.comIndia, Brazil, and South Africa are mostly skeptical as BRICS expansion could go out of control. When asked if BRICS expansion will happen in 2026, Sergey said, “The question of when is important, but it should not overshadow the substantive part.

Source: Daily News Egypt February 21, 2026 14:02 UTC