Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://todon.eu/@b9AcE" class="u-url mention">@<span>b9AcE</span></a></span> also why do they think they are an alternative?</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CSTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CSTO</span></a> replaced <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WarsawPact" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WarsawPact</span></a> and besides <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NATO</span></a> there are the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NAM</span></a> states...</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Aligned_Movement" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Al</span><span class="invisible">igned_Movement</span></a></p><p>So the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BRICS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BRICS</span></a> don&#39;t actually do more here but basically work to either add reactionary pressure against progressive nations like <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Argentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Argentina</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Brazil</span></a> or provide <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russia</span></a> with a network of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SanctionBreakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SanctionBreakers</span></a>.</p>