Russia, shunned by West, joins with Brazil, India & China at BRIC summit

[MikeWB]

Russia, shunned by West, joins with Brazil, India & China

From: "Sino Economics" <sino.economics@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 18:39:11 -0700

Russia shows its political clout by hosting Bric summit

Carl Mortished, World Business Editor

May 16, 2008

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/b ... 941462.ece

An economic and political alliance of the Bric nations - Brazil, Russia, India and China - is being forged today at a meeting of foreign ministers in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, but the underlying agenda may have more to do with politics in Washington, political analysts say.

The formal agenda may be less significant than the Kremlin