The BRICS coalition represents a response to the unilateral dominance of the West and the hegemonic efforts of the United States to impose its policies on the international system. Comprising major emerging countries from various regions, BRICS aims to create a new power balance and reduce dependency on Western political and economic structures. With the onset of the Ukraine war, BRICS has found itself navigating a complex situation: balancing between aligning with the West to politically isolate Russia and impose economic sanctions, and supporting one of its key members.

This study seeks to address the question of how BRICS has reacted politically and economically to Russia during the Ukraine conflict. The hypothesis proposed is that, considering BRICS' transformative approach and the Western-dominated structure, BRICS' strategy appears to be a combination of soft balancing and soft bandwagoning in support of Russia. This strategy involves using diplomatic and economic tools within international institutions to maintain relative power for Russia while avoiding explicitly blaming Russia for the conflict.

The research employs a descriptive-analytical method and is based on library research.