Germany breathes a sigh of relief: Türkiye and Saudi Arabia avoid BRICS!

Germany breathes a sigh of relief: Türkiye and Saudi Arabia avoid BRICS!

The political stage is in turmoil! Turkey and Saudi Arabia have put their membership in the BRICS alliance on hold after they were already on the list of interested parties. For Turkey, which was there from January until now, this would have meant a huge step: becoming the first NATO country to join the ranks of the BRICS. But the long-awaited decision fell through as if it had never been serious, as watcher.guru reports.

Saudi Arabia, which had the red carpet rolled out at the BRICS summit in 2023, is facing a similar fate. Nevertheless, the frosty turnaround came, because with the return of Donald Trump to the White House, gigantic 100% tariffs threaten the geopolitical egg dance. And that seems to be too dangerous for some people on the floor. New geopolitical realities and America's finger-wagging against BRICS make membership a little too risky for many!

Amid this confusion, BRICS enters a pivotal 2025 with a clear mission: de-dollarization. And although they have secured nine new partner countries, there is no “yes” from the big global heavyweights Türkiye and Saudi Arabia. The US may have had its part - Trump left no doubt about his opposition to the BRICS mission. It appears that many countries are not yet ready to commit themselves to this according to watcher.guru.