BRICS rejects sanctions against Russia over Ukraine
by alethoPress TV - March 25, 2014
The
group of five major emerging national economies known as the BRICS has
rejected the Western sanctions against Russia and the “hostile language”
being directed at the country over the crisis in Ukraine.
“The
escalation of hostile language, sanctions and counter-sanctions, and
force does not contribute to a sustainable and peaceful solution,
according to international law, including the principles and purposes of
the United Nations Charter,” foreign ministers of the BRICS countries -
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - said in a statement
issued on Monday.
The
group agreed that the challenges that exist within the regions of the
BRICS countries must be addressed within the framework of the United
Nations.
“BRICS
countries agreed that the challenges that exist within the regions of
the BRICS countries must be addressed within the fold of the United
Nations in a calm and level-headed manner,” the statement added.
The White House said earlier on Monday
that US President Barack Obama and the leaders of Britain, Canada,
France, Germany, Italy and Japan decided to end Russia's role in the G8
over the crisis in Ukraine and the status of Crimea.
Meanwhile,
the G7 group of top economic powers has snubbed a planned meeting that
Russian President Vladimir Putin was due to host in the Black Sea resort
city of Sochi in June.
The
G7 said they would hold a meeting in Brussels without Russia instead of
the wider G8 summit, and threatened tougher sanctions against Russia.
Russia
brushed off the Western threat to expel it from the G8 on the same day.
The Autonomous Republic of Crimea declared independence from Ukraine on
March 17 and formally applied to become part of Russia following a
referendum a day earlier, in which nearly 97 percent of the participants
voted in favor of the move.
On
March 21, Putin signed into law the documents officially making Crimea
part of the Russian territory. Putin said the move was carried out based
on the international law.
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