Kremlin Affirms BRICS Has No Goal Against Other Countries
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that the BRICS economic cooperation group did not respond to threats and did not direct their activities against other countries.
Responding to TASS's question regarding the alliance's stance on the threat of US President Donald Trump to impose tariffs, the spokesman stressed: "BRICS does not respond to threats. BRICS has never directed its activities against any country. That is not the goal of BRICS," reported by TASS August 1.
According to Peskov, BRICS was formed and developed so that countries could work together in areas of common interest for mutual gain.
"That's what BRICS aims for, not against anyone," Peskov said.
President Donald Trump said he believed the BRICS cooperation group was trying to fight the United States and wanted to damage the status of the US dollar as a world reserve currency.
President Donald Trump said he believed the BRICS cooperation group was trying to fight the United States and wanted to damage the status of the US dollar as a world reserve currency.
Speaking of BRICS, President Trump also said, "This is an attack on the dollar, and we will not let anyone attack the dollar."
Earlier, President Trump on July 8 threatened to impose an additional tariff on BRICS members of 10 percent.
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He said the members of the economic cooperation group wanted to hurt the US dollar and stop it from becoming standard. President Trump later also warned that Washington would not let the US dollar lose its status as a world reserve currency.