Russia, in the final days of its BRICS chairmanship, has succeeded in recruiting nine new partner countries for the geopolitical bloc but has failed to secure deals with key targets such as Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

Despite months of effort from Russian leaders, the Saudi and Turkish governments are both still stalling their decisions on invitations to affiliate with the bloc, in which Russia and China play leading roles.

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