Core member
Russia
A founding BRIC state and the host of the first leaders’ summit.
| Official name | Russian Federation |
|---|---|
| Capital | Moscow |
| UN membership | 1945 (USSR seat; Russian Federation continues the membership) |
| Languages | Russian |
| BRICS cohort | Core member |
| Accession note | Founding BRIC participant; first BRIC summit, Yekaterinburg, June 2009 |
| Region | Eurasia |
Russia convened the 2009 Yekaterinburg summit that turned BRIC from a market shorthand into a heads-of-state meeting. It has chaired later cycles, including the 2024 Kazan summit that opened a partner-country track.
Membership status is settled. Quantitative claims about output or order of battle are out of scope here; cite primary statistical agencies or the conflict hub when a war figure is required.
Situation note
Russia is a principal party to the interstate war in Ukraine that began with the 2022 full-scale invasion. For the sourced theater briefing, see the Armed Conflicts record — this site does not restate casualty or equipment counts.
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Other members in Eurasia
- No other BRICS member is filed in this region.