Not sure what Russia has ever directly brought to the table for comfort, consumers, wealth creation, innovation, freedom, etc. It's very good at sucking western design and development and it doesn't have to suffer counter cultures, because it is stuck in a 15th century Wallachian mindset.
China lost what was left of its moral core once Mao finished what he started with 'The Great Leap Forward' and will move to suppress the free will of the nations that are indebted to it.
BRICS is a glue that will try to bind the lowest score countries in the freedom, fidelity and democracy indices .... a club for dictatorships.
