Russian President Vladimir Putin criticizes Western countries’ trade tactics at the BRICS Business Forum, saying they amount to state-level interference. Speaking at the leaders’ session in the national capital, he argues that trade and diplomatic pressure are being used to influence other countries’ decisions.
Putin characterizes Western sanctions as extensive, citing the figure of “30,000 sanctions.” Across the available reporting, the emphasis is on his broader complaint that Western approaches blend economic measures with political leverage, rather than treating trade and diplomacy as separate activities. The accounts presented focus mainly on his remarks and do not detail new policy steps or responses from other BRICS members or Western governments.
In context, BRICS is commonly discussed as an alternative platform to Western-led economic and diplomatic frameworks, and Putin’s comments fit that theme. The reporting available here does not include direct counter-arguments or verification of the specific sanctions count, but it consistently portrays Putin’s criticism and the sanctions figure as the central points of his address.
