The Russian leader noted that the member states "are ready to work on finding joint solutions without dictates from outside or attempts to impose only some narrow approaches on anyone" KAZAN, October 24. /TASS/. BRICS is not a closed format, the association is open to all who share its values, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference on the results of the BRICS Summit. "We have confirmed that BRICS is not a closed format in itself, it is open to everyone who shares BRICS