Vladimir Putin made a number of statements at a meeting with the heads of leading media outlets from BRICS member countries These are the main statements of the Russian president from RIA Novosti:

-Russia is interested in ending the conflict in Ukraine as quickly as possible 

-Russia will monitor if any Western country wants to transfer nuclear weapons to Ukraine 

-Russia will not allow the appearance of nuclear weapons in Ukraine under any circumstances 

-Any step by Ukraine in creating nuclear weapons will be met with an appropriate reaction.

-Creating nuclear weapons in the modern world is not difficult, but it is unclear whether Ukraine is capable of this 

-The president believes that his visit to Brazil could disrupt the work of the G20 due to what is happening around Russia 

-On the G20 summit: a good forum, useful if it is not politicized 

-ICC decisions can be easily bypass by signing intergovernmental agreements between countries 

-The International Criminal Court does not have universal significance, Russia does not recognize it 

-The Eurozone is balancing on the brink of recession 

-The Northern Sea Route is a global route, many BRICS member countries are showing great interest in it 

-Russia is building an icebreaker fleet that no one else in the world has 

-The creation of a single BRICS currency is not currently being considered 

-BRICS countries want to increase the use of national currencies in mutual settlements and are considering tools for their expansion 

-Increasing the number of BRICS members should not minimize the effectiveness of the structure itself -

-BRICS has great respect for other associations and tries to cooperate with them 

-The work of the BRICS countries is beneficial will affect the situation in the world 

-BRICS is not a bloc organization, it is not directed against anyone's interests 

-Today's world economic leaders, including the Eurozone, will ultimately benefit from BRICS 

-The situation on the Iranian-Israeli track is tense 

-Finding a compromise in the Arab-Israeli conflict is possible, but this is a very delicate area