Russia’s top allies made a beeline for the the Eurasian Security Conference in Belarus’ Minsk. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh warned that a global pivot toward “war economies”—with military spending in some states exceeding 10% of GDP—is putting international law, peace, and security at risk. He called for a change in mentality to reverse the trend of conflict and politicization of disputes. China’s Sun Linjiang stressed the importance of multipolarity and factoring in all parties’ security concerns, while Republika Srpska’s President Milorad Dodik advocated a Eurasian Charter on Multipolarity and Diversity to guarantee nations’ free paths and promote cooperation via platforms like SCO and BRICS.​