# MFA: Western sanctions will not divert Russia from cooperation with Africa and BRICS

https://mins.news/en/item/119148

- TASS, 2026-10-28 13:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2209545

> Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Western sanctions would not force Moscow to abandon cooperation with African countries, BRICS members or its Eurasian neighbors. He welcomed strong interest in the Moscow Russia-Africa Forum and said European countries had cut themselves off from cooperation with Russia.

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