The BRICS summit is a "high-end club" of developing countries, as opposed to the G7, which is a gathering of the rich on the blue star. Originally, the two went their own way, like immortals in the sky and ants in the ground.
Recently, however, there was an "uninvited guest" who broke into the BRICS summit: France's Macron, who is one of the key members of the G7 organization, wants to attend the BRICS summit in South Africa. This made Russia very unhappy and expressed its opposition one after another.
Russia's *** beauty spokeswoman Zarova half-jokingly said that Macron wants to be a Trojan horse and disrupt the unity of the BRICS. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov directly blamed Macron's motives for participating in the meeting, saying that he was in retaliation for France's practice of isolating Russia in international affairs, as well as France's purpose of supporting NATO in the conflict in Ukraine - to make Russia suffer a "strategic defeat".
Both of these reasons sound far-fetched, even a little ridiculous, not like the demeanor of a great power, but like the roar of a down-and-out tiger. There has never been a time in Russia's history when it wants to wrap itself up and not communicate with the outside world, but this will only make it more isolated and backward.
South Africa is the host of this BRICS summit, and of course it is very happy to have the presence of France** Macron, because it means that South Africa's international influence increases. However, South Africa also knows that its status in the BRICS is not high, and it cannot arbitrarily decide on Macron's participation, and must consult other member states.
South Africa is in an awkward position, wanting to curry favor with France and not wanting to offend Russia, so it can only strike a balance between the two. South Africa may take some compromise measures, such as allowing Macron to attend only part of the meeting, or attend only as an observer, or only communicate with the BRICS leaders in an informal setting.
We are a core member of the BRICS, we have strong strength and control, and we are not afraid of any external interference and challenges. We are open to Macron's application for participation, neither against nor in favor of him, and we welcome him as long as he abides by the rules and principles of the BRICS.
We are not as sensitive and nervous as Russia, and we know that France's participation in the BRICS will not affect the unity and cooperation of the BRICS, but may increase the voice and influence of the BRICS countries in the international arena. We are also not worried that France will create ** and contradictions within the BRICS, because we have firm convictions and common interests.