Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Ankara to discuss Türkiye's stalled EU membership negotiations and its aspirations to join BRICS. Fidan criticized the EU's 'Islamophobic' stance, stating that negotiations have effectively stopped. He highlighted Türkiye's interest in BRICS as a means to strengthen ties with both Eastern and Western economies, while emphasizing the group's inclusivity compared to the EU. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)