Russia already is in no position to confront the West: Its economy is withering, and it lacks solid alliances capable of countering US power. Putin is hoping that Russia and its BRICS partners (Brazil, India, China, and South Africa) will become “the future leaders of the world and the global economy,” as he put it in July, at the conclusion of the BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organization summits
俄罗斯显然无法面对西方：其经济日渐萧条，并缺少有能力制衡美国力量的可靠盟友。普京希望俄罗斯及其金砖国家伙伴（巴西、印度、中国和南非）将成为“未来世界和全球经济的领导者”，他在7月金砖国家和上海合作组织峰会时总结说。